Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
January 13, 2021
Submitted
January 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24882
Aircraft time
58,574 hours, 29,245 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18196918
Part serial
0541B
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap System
Part time
321 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYM FLAPS STUCK BETWEEN UP AND 1 FOLLOWED QRH EMERGENCY DECLARED. REMOVED BRACKET AND 4 WIRE BUNDLE SUPPORT CLAMPS ABOVE THE RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE POSITION TRANSMITTER BOLTS. PERFORMED BITE TEST ON FSEU AND FOUND ON NR 1 FSEU MESSAGE NUMBER 221 AND RIGHT FLAP TRANSMITTER WIRING. OPERATED FLAPS AND NOTED A NEEDLE SPLIT BETWEEN 20 AND 25. RIGHT NEEDLE STAYED AT 25 AND THE LEFT WENT ON TO 30 AS THE FLAPS CONTINUED ON TO 30. THE RIGHT FLAP HAD NO POSITION INDICATION ON THE NR 1 FSEU DURING THE FLAP EXTENSION, THE LEFT APPEARED NORMAL. REMOVED RT FLAP TRANSMITTER, REF AMM 27-58-03-4. THE RIGHT FLAP HAD NO POSITION INDICATION ON THE NR 1 FSEU DURING THE FLAP EXTENSION. R & R RT FLAP TRANSMITTER, REF AMM 27-58-03-4. PERFORMED TEST OF FLAPS, REF AMM 27-58-01-5. CHECKS NORMAL A/C OK FOR SERVICE.