Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
September 25, 2010
Submitted
September 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AM
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
30283
Aircraft time
25,971 hours, 15,649 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B20
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173810
Part serial
2416A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
16,484 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APPROACH, THE T/E FLAPS ASYMMETRY LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN FLIGHT CREW SELECTED FLAPS 5 GRADE, DISCONNECTING THE YAW DAMPER; SO THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH 9.28 AND 9.40 PROCEDURES, LANDING WITH T/E FLAPS UP. DURING MX REVISION, THE FIM PROCEDURES 27-51 TASKS 801, 836 AND 847; 27-81 TASK 806 IN FSEU WERE PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE CODE WAS NOT PRESENTED AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE T/E FLAPS BY PASS VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-02. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK WAS DETECTED 27-52260 CODE IN THE FSEU; SO THE RIGHT FLAPS POSITION TX WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-58-01; ALSO THE FIM PROCEDURES 27-51 TASK 801; 27-88 TASK 820 AND 27-51 TASK 836 WERE PERFORMED, ALL CORRECT.