Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
20940
Aircraft time
58,894 hours, 36,842 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
AV13J5144
Part serial
K70748
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
6,315 hours, 5,035 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, FLAP RETRACTION NOT NORMAL, SPLIT FLAPS, OUTBOARD FLAPS IN AGREEMENT W/HANDLE AT FLAPS 5 DEG INBOARD FLAPS STAYED AT 15 DEG. RAN QRH, SOME SLATS EXTENDED. ATTEMPTED FLAP MASTER & RAISE INBD FLAPS, ALT FLAP MOTOR INBD C/B POPPED. RTB. INBD FLAPS WENT TO 30 DEG WHILE TAXIING TO GATE AREA. INSPECTED LT/RT INBD/OTBD FLAP TRACKS & CARRIAGES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF FLAPS & SYS COMPONENTS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH HYD & ELEC FLAPS, OPERATED NORMAL. FLAP T/S MM 27-51-000-1 IF INBD & OUTBD FLAPS WON`T MOVE ELEC OR HYD, R & R FLAP BYPASS VALVE IAW MM 27-51-151-4, LEAK & OPS CHKD GOOD, FLAPS OPS NORMAL WITH ELEC & HYD.

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