Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 14, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
61,209 hours, 42,591 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 391: SEA - LAS - WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 25, AIRCRAFT ROLLED MODERATELY TO THE LEFT, FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED 15 (LEFT) AND 23 (RIGHT). FLAP INDICATION THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL (BOTH INDICATING 25). FLAPS 40 WERE THEN SELECTED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX REMOVED LT O/B FLAP FWD FAIRINGS AND VISUALLY INSPECTED FLAP TRACKS AND ATTACH POINTS NO DEFECT WAS NOTED OPERATED FLAP SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. MX REINSTALLED FAIRINGS AND SECURED. MX REMOVED LT INBD T/E FLAP FAIRING, INSPECTED BOOM CABLE FOR BREAKAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MX REINSTALLED FAIRING. AS A PRECAUTION, MX REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR.

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