Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
November 11, 2003
Submitted
November 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
48,513 hours, 29,189 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
25EN556
Condition
False Indication
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO GEG EN ROUTE FROM PHX FLAPS WOULD NOT COME DOWN, CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKER, NONE WERE TRIPPED, LOWERED FLAPS USING ALTERNATE FLAP OPERATION. AFTER CONSULTING MAINTENANCE RAISED FLAPS USING ALTERNATE SYSTEM, THEN RESET THE LEADING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FLAP EXTENSION OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAP SYSTEM PER T/C F1B27016; OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. A FOLLOW-UP WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX 11/13/2003 THE WIRING WAS TROUBLESHOT FROM E11 RACK TO SWITCH S138, AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH S138 IAW BMM 31-26-12, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM WAS GOOD.

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