Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 27, 2018
Submitted
March 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DN
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55065
Aircraft time
35,611 hours, 28,617 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON APPROACH INTO CAE AFTER THE FLAPS STOPPED EXTENDING BEYOND 18 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED THE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM, THE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS, THE FLAP RATE TEST, AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE FLAP BUS CABLE SYSTEM. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND WITHIN LIMITS PER THE AMM 27-50. NO ASYMMETRY EXISTS. THE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED PER AMM 27-54 AS A PRECAUTION. THE FLAP SYSTEM AND FCC NR 1 & NR 2 WERE ALL RETURNED TO SERVICEABLE OPERATION.

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