Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 777FS2

Difficulty date
October 15, 2017
Submitted
October 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N869FD
Make and model
Boeing 777FS2
Aircraft serial
40675
Aircraft time
7,995 hours, 1,386 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Flap/Slats
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLAP OVERSPEED AT FLAPS 1, DURING DESCENT. NO ORAL WARNING, SPEED ABOUT 270-275. MAT IS GIVING THE FAULT CODE 31-71011. AIRPLANE HAS EXCEEDED VFE OVERSPEED BY 15 KNOTS, PHASE 1 INSPECTION IN PROGRESS IAW AMM 05-51-08-2, IAW AMM 27-81-00-022, & 27-51-00-027, SLAT & FLAP EXTENSION IS INHIBITED ABOVE 275KTS. COMPARED AHM SNAPSHOTS AND EICAS MAINTENANCE PAGE AUTO SNAPSHOTS OF VFE OVERSPEED EVENT AND FOUND THAT THE FLAP & SLAT POSITIONS WERE UP. BUT FOUND THAT ONLY FLAP LEVER HANDLE THAT WAS IN POSITION 1, ALL IAWH SSM 27-88-11, 27-51-13, AND 27-58-11. PERFORMED OVERSPEED INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-08-2 PHASE 1, VFE OVERSPEED LESS THAN 15KTS. MAINT MESSAGE 31-71011 THAT GIVES AS AIRPLANE HAS EXCEEDED VFE OVERSPEED BY 15 KNOTS, MUST BE DISREGARDED, AS IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE MESSAGE IS DRIVEN BY FLAP HANDLE, AND NOT FLAP/SLAT POSITION.

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