Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23393
Aircraft time
91,490 hours, 96,525 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CLIMBOUT WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS, INBOARD FLAPS STOPPED AT 2 PERCENT. WHEN ALTERNATE RETRACT WAS ATTEMPTED LJ INBOARD FLAPS DID NOT MOVE AND RESULTED IN AN ASYMMETRIC LOCKOUT. FLAPS DISCREPANCY RECTIFIED WITH NEW INDICATOR.