Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
December 30, 2017
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
50,733 hours, 23,538 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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, THE FLAPS, SLATS AND LEADING EDGE DID NOT EXTEND DURING NORMAL SYSTEM OPERATION, SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 9.28 PROCEDURE, BEING NECESSARY A MISSED APPROACH DUE TO VHF WITH FAILURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE FIM 27-51 TASK 801 PROCEDURE, SHOWING FAILURE CODE 32-62109 AND 3262010, DETECTING THE FLAP LOADING WARNING SWITCH S138 AND THE LEFT FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER WITH FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE FLAP LOADING WARNING SWITCH S138 IAW AMM 31-51-01 AND THE LEFT FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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