Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
November 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
25240
Aircraft time
57,448 hours, 18,006 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING 17000FT, FLAPS RETRACTED, CLEAN CONFIGURATION, RECEIVED L/E SLAT ASYM EICAS ALONG WITH T/E CAUTION LIGHT. AT DESTINATION, FLAPS COULD NOT EXTEND WITH HYD EXTENDED FLAPS IAW QRH ELE WITH ALTN FLAP SWITCH. PERFORMED BITE ON ALL 3 FSEU'S. NO CURRENT FAULTS, BUT FOUND "SLAT LOSS" ON FSEU NR1 ON LAST FLIGHT LEG. USED PROCEDURE FIM 27-81-00, FIG 105. NO GROUND FOUND AT PIN B6 ON CONNECTOR D3312B. IAW FIM, FSEU NR1 NEEDS REPLACED. R & R NR1 FSEU IAW MM 27-51-01. SYS OPERATES GOOD, WITH NO FAULTS. CAT STATUS DOWNGRADED TO CHECK III FOR ALL THREE A/P'S.

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