Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
May 4, 2005
Submitted
May 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
52,934 hours, 31,715 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
3498
Condition
Faulty
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
9,356 hours, 5,734 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH, T/E FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 8 DEGREES, L/E FLAP INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MX R & R THE T/E FLAP POSITION INDICATOR IAW 27-58-41. DURING OPS CHECK A LOUD POPPING SOUND OBSERVED COMING FROM NR 3 SLAT AREA. MX FOUND THE NR 3 SLAT OUTBOARD AUX TRACK DETENT ROCKER ARM NOT CENTERED ON THE DETENT ARM AFT TENSION ROD. ADJUSTED FORWARD CLEARANCE IAW AMM 27-81-00, OPS CK OF FLAP SYS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FLAP POSITION INDICATOR SN 3498 CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL. FINDING UNIT WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED LEFT AND RIGHT SYNCHRO BEARING, RECALIBRATED UNIT AND RE-ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW CMM 27-50-03. REV. 2.

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