Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
February 2, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
51,090 hours, 23,692 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap Sensor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL APPROACH LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT WHEN LOWERING LEVER DOWN TO FLAP 1, THE INDICATION STAYED AT POSITION 1 MAKING LE FLAP TRANSIT AND SUBSEQUENTLY PROCEDURES FOR LANDING ALTERNATE FLAP PROCEDURE NO SATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED INSPECTION DETECTING THE T.E. FLAP SKEW DETECTOR SENSOR 5 CONNECTOR WITH CORROSION, THEREFORE SENSOR WAS REPLACED IAW WDM 27-53-21, ADDITIONALLY FLAP ELECTRONIC MOTOR M339 WAS REPLACED IAW 27-51-53. T.E. FLAP ASYMMETRY SKEW SYSTEM BITE TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW 27-51-00-740-802 AND T.E. FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 27-51-00-710-801. ALL CORRECT.

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