Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
September 5, 2015
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
30706
Aircraft time
42,592 hours, 20,736 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
42,592 hours, 20,736 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO, AFTER START ENGINES & DURING FLAPS EXTENSION, THE LT & RT FLAP INDICATION SHOWN ASYMMETRY WITH LEVER DID NOT COMMAND. PERFORMED THE FIM 27-51 TASK 801 PROCEDURE, SHOWING FAILURE CODE 27-52260 & THE FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 WITH FAILURE. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & REPLACED THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 IAW AMNM 27-58-01 & FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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