SDR ASOA04323

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
April 29, 2004
Submitted
July 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
387
Part
Transmitter
Part number
26V10TT4B01
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
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

FLT 4724 - DURING APPROACH FROM ATL-MGM, THE CREW RECEIVED A FLIGHT CONTROL MASTER CAUTION MESSAGE ACCOMPANIED BY A FLAPS ASYMMETRY INDICATION. THE FLAPS WERE OBSERVED STUCK BETWEEN FIFTEEN TO THIRTY DEGREES ON THE FLAP INDICTOR THE CRW WAS UNABLE TO RAISE OR LOWER THE FLAPS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY ASYMMETRY BY AIRCRAFT HANDLING OR USUAL MEANS. QRH PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE CREW PERFORMED A FIFTEEN DEGREE LANDING PROCEDURE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN MGM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND THE FLAP CONTROL SWITCH UNIT (P/N 7048-1). OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)