Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
October 2, 2019
Submitted
October 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57862
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32586
Aircraft time
51,756 hours, 15,166 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18196918
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAP ASYMMETRY EICAS INDICATION AFTER FLAP RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. RH FLAP NEEDLE STUCK WITH NO FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS NOTICED. FLAPS INDICATION DID RETURN TO NORMAL ON FLAP EXTENSION FOR LANDING USING NORMAL FLAPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION IND. NO JOY. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL, MORE T/S REQUIRED. WHILE WORKING FIM 27-51-00-815-812 INDICATOR IS SPLIT IN NORMAL AND ALT CONTROL FROM 0 TO 15 UNITS THEN NORMAL TO FULL TRAVEL. WHEN TAPPING ON GAUGE WHILE MOVING FLAPS, INDICATION IS NORMAL WITHOUT A SPLIT, NEEDS INDICATOR REPLACED THEN VERIFY FIX. VERIFIED INDICATOR HAS PLAY IN NEEDLES, PART ORDERED IS BAD FROM STOCK, NEEDS NEW INDICATOR ORDERED AOG, P# 215-016-001. ACP FIM 27-51-00-815-805 ACP FSEU BITE AND FOUND NO MESSAGES, CHECKED POSITION TRANSMITTER VALUES THRU FSEU 1 AND 2 PER TABLE A FIG 502 AMM 27-58-01-825-003 ALL READINGS WITHIN TOLERANCES. PER TOMC REQUEST, PRECAUTIONARY RMV. & RPLC. RIGHT T/E FLAP TRANSMITTER REF. AMM 27-58-01, OPS CHECK GOOD, POSITION TRANSM. VALUES THRU FSEU 1&2 ARE WITHIN LIMITS REF. TABLE "A" FIG 502. OK TO CONTINUE.

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