Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 5, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft time
50,800 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Indicator
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS THE INBD FLAPS STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES WITH AN ASYMMETRY. THE ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH A FLAP PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO CYYC. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE LT INBD FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER DRUM CABLE WAS FOUND TANGLED AND HAD NO TENSION. THE DRUM ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT, AND THE TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY SPRING TENSION HAD FAILED. THE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAP ADJUSTMENT/TEST PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.