Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
September 20, 2023
Submitted
September 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19136
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29285
Aircraft time
92,122 hours, 20,031 cycles
Part
Flap System
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lh And Rh
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF FLAPS DIDNT RETRACT INTO THE UP POSITION PER CREW DEBRIEF: ON FLAP RETRACT GOT NEEDLE SPLIT, RH FLAP IND NEEDLE UP, LH FLAP IND NEEDLE AT 1. UPON RETURN TO FIELD FLAPS LOCKED AT 20 WITH NEEDLE SPLIT. REF LOG 5805438: PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHK ON FLAP POSN IND D2960 TO RELAY K1024. GOOD. ON FLAP POSN CONNECTOR D1702, CHECKED PINS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 TO GROUND ALL GOOD. ON M10331 CONNECTOR D33128 FOUND A3 PIN PUSHED BACKED. REINSERTED PIN A3. REF ADD EMP:408208 WDM27-51-41-2. OPS CHKD SEVERAL TIMES GOOD. CHRONIC HISTORY OF LEFT FLAP POSITION INDICATOR NEEDLE SPLIT ON TAKEOFF AND FLAPS LOCKED AT 20 ON RETURN TO FIELD, TECH SUPPORT REQUESTS FSEU BITE IAW FIM 27-51 FT 805 BE CARRIED OUT ON ALL FSEU''S. PERFORM 27-51 FT 812 INCLUDING WIRING CHECKS FROM N15 TO K10244. CHECK OVERLOAD INDICATORS ON ALL FLAP TRANSMISSIONS AND VERIFY ALL FLAP TRANSMISSIONS ARE SERVICED CORRECTLY. IF SERVICE IS REQUIRED, REF AMM 12-13-06. GAIN ACCESS TO LEFT FLAP POSITION SENSOR AND REMOVE FSEU-1, CHECK WIRES FROM D1702 PINS 6 THROUGH 11 FOR SHORTS TO GROUND, EACHOTHER, AND THE C/P. REF WDM 27-51-4 1-2, 27-58-11-2. DOCUMENT ALL FINDINGS AND REPAIR ANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. TECH SUPPORT UPDATE: EVEN THOUGH FLIGHT CREW DID NOT DOCUMENT T/E FLAP DISAGREE, C/W FIM 27-51 FT 808. CHECK OVER LOAD INDICATOR ON LEADING EDGE SLAT #2 AND 3 WAS NORMAL CHECKED ALL FLAP TRANSMISSION OVERLOAD INDICATORS FOUND # 6 FLAP TRANSMISSION BEHIND #2 ENG OVERLOAD INDICATOR WAS POPPED, RESET FOUND NO EXISTING FAULTS ON