Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 12, 2020
Submitted
March 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6716C
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30838
Aircraft time
65,473 hours, 24,177 cycles
Part
Transmission
Condition
Tripped
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHIP 6716 - RECEIVED TE FLAP DISAGREE MESSAGE ON APPROACH WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 25 AND INDICATOR REMAINED AT 20. THE CREW PERFORMED GO-AROUND AND CONSULTED THE QRH. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE TE FLAP DISAGREE MESSAGE. NOTED FLAP ISLN VAL MESSAGE. FOUND RT OTBD FLAP TRANSMISSION TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED. THE RT OUTBD FLAP TRANSMISSION OIL DRAINED. OIL NOTED AS VERY DARK WITH NO METAL. SERVICED TRANSMISSION. REPLACED LEAKING FLAP ISOLATION VALVE PACKING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OK. (LP #6835502)