Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 6, 2006
Submitted
March 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
58,915 hours, 41,147 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
1817389
Part serial
AAE8024
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF WITH FLAP HANDLE IN UP POSITION FLAPS INDICATOR REMAINED AT 1. RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX CHECKED CONTINUITY & WIRING INTEGRITY OF FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS TO D4542 & 4546, FOUND TO BE GOOD. MX UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT. R & R LT & RT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS FOR PRECAUTIONARY IAW AMWEST TASKCARD R3M27029. OPS CHECKS GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE OF BOTH TRANSMITTERS. UPON TEARDOWN, FOUND BOTH UNITS NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED, & PACKINGS DEFECTIVE. ON SERIAL NR AAE3024 2 CONNECTOR WIRES FOUND UNSOLDERED . OVERHAULED & TESTED BOTH UNITS IAW HONEYWELL CMM ATA 27-50-18 REV. 4.

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