Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
May 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft time
40,080 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004212
Condition
Failed
Location
Flap Skew
Part time
36,277 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING DEPARTURE WHILE SELECTING FLAPS UP THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A FLAP INDICATOR NEEDLE SPLIT AND ASSOCIATED FLAP LOCKOUT. AN AIR TURNBACK WAS SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED INITIAL TESTING ON THE FSEU AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING, FAULT CODES "FLAP SKEW FLAP 1 SKEW CON", "FLAP 2 SKEW CON", FLAP 3 SKEW CON" AND FLAP SKEW CON "ON BITE PER FIM 27-15-T801. FOUND NO VALID SIGNAL AS PER FIM 27-59-T809 ON SKEW SENSORS 1-4 AND NO SIGNAL VOLTAGE AT FSEU. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BEFORE THE ACFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO SERVICE, NR 4 FLAP SKEW SENSOR AND SHIPSIDE CONNECTOR FOUND HARD FAULTED AND CORRODED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, NR 3 FLAP SKEW SENSOR AND CONNECTOR ALSO FOUND CORRODED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ALL WORK CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 27-59-01-000-804 AND TESTED IAW AMM 27-59-00-730-801.

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