Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft time
22,410 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004212
Condition
Failed
Location
Flap Skew
Part time
22,122 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ON APPROACH THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THEY HAD A FLAP ASYMMETRY PROBLEM CAUSING THE FLAPS TO LOCK. THE LOG BOOK ENTRY IS AS FOLLOWS. FLAPS JAMMED PRIOR TO REACHING "FLAP". RIGHT INDICATOR SHOWS ALMOST UP. LT INDICATOR SHOWS ALMOST 1. THE FLIGHT CREW CARRIED OUT THE APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FLAPS UNABLE TO EXTEND. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT FIM 27-59, TASK 806 AND DISCOVERED NR 6 FLAP SKEW SENSOR HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 6 FLAP SENSOR AND TESTED THE SYS SERVICEABLE IAW MM 27-59-01. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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