Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 75726D

Difficulty date
April 18, 2021
Submitted
April 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823DX
Make and model
Boeing 75726D
Aircraft serial
33967
Aircraft time
42,324 hours, 21,058 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Stuck
Location
Flap Handle Assy
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

SHIP 6823-MISC/DE-ON APPROACH, T/E FLAP DISAGREE BETWEEN 20-25, FLAP LEVER STUCK. ON GO AROUND, FLAP HARD TO MOVE TO 5 AND STAYED 20-25. FLAPS MOVED NORMALLY IN ALTERNATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND FLAP HANDLE ASSY BINDING INTO AND OUT OF 0 DETENT. VERIFIED LOWER HANDLE ROLL PIN INSTALLED AND SAFETIED. LUBED FLAP HANDLE. NO FOD FOUND BY FLAP HANDLE, NO FLAP TRANSMISSIONS TRIPPED OR KNIFING OF SCREW ROLLERS, XFER TUBES OK. SAFETIED FLAP PDU CABLES AND VERIFIED TENSION, ALSO VERIFIED INDEX MARKS ON FLAP PDU OUTPUT CAM. FLAP CABLE TENSION WAS LOW. ADJUSTED TENSION. SERVICED TRANSMISSIONS. LUBED FLAPS. CHECKED TRANSMITTERS. ALL WITHIN RANGE. REPLACED FLAP CONTROL VALVE. OPS NORMAL WITH NO BINDING.

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