Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 10, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft time
64,419 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18157014
Part serial
0888
Condition
Failed
Location
Ib Te Flap
Part time
7,591 hours
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FLAP ASYMMETRY ON APPROACH. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTRICLY DROVE THRU FLAPS TO LANDING CONFIGURATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TAXIED TO THE HANGER. HANGER MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE LT IB FLAP TRANSMITTER AS THE CAUSE. LT IB FLAP TRANSMITER REPLACED AND ENTIRE FLAP SYSTEM CHECKED FOR RIGGING IAW THE MM. NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. SUBMITTER WILL UP-DATE THIS SDR AS MORE INFORMATION COMES IN FROM FLIGHT CREW. (TC NR 20060213003)