Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 15, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Transmitter
Part number
106131713
Condition
Sticking
Location
Lt Te Flaps
Component
Lt Te Flaps · Boeing
Component part number
656048810
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, FLAPS CYCLED FROM 5 DEG. TO 2 DEG. CREW NOTICED THAT LT OUTBOARD FLAPS WERE INDICATING 5 DEG. & RT OUTBOARD FLAPS WERE INDICATING 3 DEG. CAUSING AN ASSYMETRY SPLIT. CREW HAD TO DUMP FUEL TO LAND WITHIN LANDING WEIGHT. CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN ASSYMETRY FAULT LANDING. LANDING ACCOMPLISHED & ACRFT RETURNED TO RAMP. MX CONFIRMED FLAPS WORKING PROPERLY BUT LT OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATING SYS FAULTY. MX INSPECTED LT OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATION SYS (CABLES, CABLE DRUM, TRANSMITTER) ALL CABLES WERE CLEANED & LUBED. FLAPS CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES & NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. MX SUSPECT FLAP INDICATION TRANSMITTER CABLE HUNG-UP AT THE DRUM ASSY. AS A PRECAUTION, LT OUTBOARD FLAP TRANSMITTER REPLACED.