Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 3, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48460
Aircraft time
77,862 hours, 18,738 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
0070G3
Condition
Failed
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AT SLAT RETRACTION, RECEIVED AN AUDIBLE WARNING FOR THE LANDING GEAR. WARNING CONTINUED UNTIL CAWS TO/LDG/CABIN ALT, CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE WARNING STOPPED, BUT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, RECEIVED WARNING AGAIN. NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAP SLAT OR LANDING GEAR LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT, OTBD FLAP POSITION IAW AMM 27-54-02-4. DURING OPS CHECK AT 28 DEGREES, TRANSMITTER READ 0.0. DEGREES INDICATED, THE PREVIOUS TRANSMITTER WAS INSTALLED AND CLOCKED 90 DEGREES OUT. ADJUSTED NEW TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-50-00-5. FOUND LT INBD TRANSMITTER HIGH 1 DEGREE, AND RT INBD TRANSMITTER HIGH 1.5 DEGREE, ADJUSTED TRANSMITTERS IAW AMM 27-50-00-5. ALL TRANSMITTERS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-54-00-5. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBD FLAP TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-54-04-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-50-00-5.

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