Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57111
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27301
Aircraft time
74,432 hours, 16,103 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18196917
Part serial
0794
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
60,070 hours, 15,531 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

SPLIT FLAPS. FLAPS EXTEND NORMALLY TO 20 DEG. FROM 20 TO 25 L F LAPS STAY AT 20 R FLAPS EXTEND NORMALLY TO 25 DEG. NO EICAS MES SAGE. FLAPS DO NOT LOCK OUT. MULTIPLE PREVIOUS WRITEUPS. REPLACED T/E FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-03-424-015 AND AMM 27-58-01-715-112. OPS CHECK NORMAL AT THIS TIME.. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT 1538552, SN OFF 00794 TRANSMITTER, T/ OFF 19-2751-9-0015 0794 ON 19-2751-9-0015 0686.