Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2020
Submitted
July 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
42720
Aircraft time
8,439 hours, 3,334 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, SELECTED FLAPS 1 TO FLAPS 5. RECEIVED TE FLAP ASYMMETRY EICAS MESSAGE AND TRAILING EDGE LIGHT. COMPLETED THE QRH, T/E FLAP ASYMMETRY CHECK LIST AND USED ALTERNATE FLAPS, SETTING 20 DEGREES FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. CREW STATED TE FLAP DISAGREE NOT ASYMMETRY. PUT ALL SWITCHES BACK TO NORMAL FROM QRH CONFIGURATION. TURNED ON HYD FOR ALL THREE SYSTEMS AND INCLUDING ADP FOR CENTER. BROUGHT THE FLAP/SLAT DOWN EACH POSITION WITH NO ANOMOLIES. FROM 1 TO 5 HAD A MOMENTARY GLITCH BUT DUE TO NOT HAVING THE CENTER ADP ON. WITH ALL HYDRO SYSTEMS ON, BROUGHT DOWN FLAPS EACH POSITION WITH NO ANOMOLIES. FROM 5 TO 1 AND THEN 1 TO 5 AGAIN TO TRY TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. CHECKED FSEU AND FOUND NO FAULTS AND BITE CHECKED NORMAL. FIM 27-51 809. ALSO WITH FLAPS ALL THE WAY DOWN, CHECK ALL MECHANISMS FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, NO LEAKS, NO DAMAGE NOTED. EVERYTHING FAIRED WHILE COMING DOWN AND FULLY UP AND RETRACT. FLAP/SLAT OPERATION OPS CHECKED NORMAL. M/M 27-51-00-2 AND 27-58-01. OK TO CONTINUE.

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