Service difficulty report · Fault Light · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
October 6, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32993
Aircraft time
60,984 hours, 19,863 cycles
Part
Fault Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON APPROACH INTO ATL FOR A "FLAP TRAILING EDGE ASSYM" MESSAGE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CREW REPORTED WHEN MOVING FLAP HANDLE, THE 25 DEGREE DETENT WAS OVERSHOT AND HANDLE WAS MOVED BACK TO 25 DEGREES. PSEU BITE SHOWED "LEVER NOT IN DETENT". CLEARED FAULT, RAN FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO FURTHER FAULTS SHOWED. ALSO THERE WERE NOT ANY TORQUE LIMITERS TRIPPED. CHECKED FLAP TRANSMITTERS AND HANDLE ADJUSTMENTS AND ALL WERE WITHIN LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.