Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
July 1, 2016
Submitted
August 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
36705
Aircraft time
40,162 hours, 20,883 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
5946
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
6,553 hours, 2,592 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH, T/E FLAP DISAGREE AND FLAP ASYMMETRY, SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 9.28 PROCEDURE, BEING NECESSARY A MISSED APPROACH. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE FIM 27-51, TASK 801 PROCEDURE, SHOWING FAILURE CODE 27-52260 AND THE FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE, DETECTING THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 WITH FAILURE. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 IAW AMM 27-58-01, THE FLAP ELECTRONIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-51-53 AND FIM 27-51, TASK 820, PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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