SDR GAIA00489

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 1, 2000
Submitted
October 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6834
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20187
Part
Indicator
Part number
182493
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 2038 - MHR-SEA - ON FINAL APPROACH TO SEA, EXPERIENCED SPLIT FLAP INDICATION WITH THE INBOARD FLAP INDICATOR. AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED THE INBOARD FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED L AND R NEEDLES SPLIT ABOVE AND BELOW 0 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING INTO SEA. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD FLAP POSITION FLAP INDICATOR. RAN FLAPS UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE FLAP SPLIT ON INBOARD FLAPS. INBOARD FLAP SYSTEM OPERATINALLY CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)