Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
March 27, 2012
Submitted
March 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
45,616 hours, 28,459 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Transmitter
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON INITIATION OF DESCENT, A YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH T/E FLAP ASYM AND T/E CAUTION LIGHTS ON THE EICAS AND FOWARD PANEL. THE FLAP HANDLE WAS UP AND FLAP INDICATION GAUGE SHOWED UP AS WELL. THERE WAS NO ROLL TENDENCY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND LT WING POSITION TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR LOOSE, SECURED CONNECTOR IN REF AMM 27-58-03-4-0. MESSAGE FOUND CONNECTOR PLUG D1702 NOT SEATING PROPERLY. ADJ CONNECTOR PLUG STRAIN RELIEF AND ALSO CLEANED C/P. ALSO CHECKED PIN TENSION & FOUND TO BE GOOD. NEED OPS CHECKS. MEM PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK OF T/E FLAPS AND INDICATION SYS, NO FAULTS NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE REF AMM 25-51-00-5, FINAL CLOSED.