Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
February 15, 2004
Submitted
February 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23633
Aircraft time
58,587 hours, 36,294 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PHX - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0769 - ON APPROACH INTO PHX EN ROUTE FROM MZT TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WENT ASYMMETRIC BETWEEN FLAP POSITION 1 & 2. ABORTED APPROACH AND RECYCLED FLAPS WITH SAME RESULTS, ACCOMPLISHED TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRICAL CHECKLIST AND AS A PRECAUTION DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED FLAPS 1. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONNECTOR LOOSE ON LT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER. CLEANED AND RE-SECURED CANNON PLUG, CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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