Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
July 17, 2003
Submitted
July 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
54,366 hours, 38,748 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH WHEN FLAP EXTENDED TO 5 DEG, FLAP INDICATOR SPLIT AT 2 DEG, FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANELS WERE GREEN, RETURNED FLAPS TO 1 DEG AND NEEDLES REMAINED SPLIT FOR APPROX 10 MIN THEN REALIGNED AT 1 DEG. SELECTED FLAPS TO 5 DEG AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A FLAP POSITION INDICATION TEST SEVERAL TIMES IAW BMM 27-58-01, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. INSPECTED THE FLAP TRANSMITTER AND INDICATOR CONNECTIONS, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A FUP WAS WRITTEN FOR FOLLOW UP MAINTENANCE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON 07/21/2003. MX REMOVED & REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR & REPLACED BOTH LT & RT TRANSMITTERS IAW BMM 27-58-12, OPS CHECK OF FLAP INDICATION SYS GOOD.

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