Service difficulty report · Speed Brake · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
August 8, 2017
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77865
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32589
Aircraft time
51,488 hours, 14,825 cycles
Part
Speed Brake
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SPEEDBRAKE LIGHT AND EICAS SPEEDBRAKES EXT AND SB ARE PARTIALLY EXTENDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. CHECKED SPEEDBRAKE LEVER ADJSTMNT, FOUND GOOD IAW AMM27-62-00. OPS TESTED AUTO SPEEDBRAKE SYS PASS IAW AMM 27-62-00. FOUND ALL 3 SPEEDBRAKE LVDTS MORE THAN HALF AN INCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND LOCK NUTS BACKED OFF IAW AMM 27-61-00-825-085. ADJUSTED AND LOCKED ALL LVDTS. OPS TESTED THE SPEEDBRAKE, OPS NORMAL. SPOILERS DOWN AND FAIRED WITH SPEEDBRAKE LEVER DOWN AND LOCKED.

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