SDR GAIA00508

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
August 29, 2000
Submitted
October 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750US
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21512
Part
Control Cable
Part number
BACC13AP3P1367
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 504 - TOL-DAL - DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW EXPERIENCED ASYMMETRICAL FLAP SPLIT ON THE OUTBOARD FLAPS, RT AT 5 DEGREES, LEFT AT FLAPS 15 DEGREES. TEH CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO TOL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE FOLLOWUP CABLE TO THE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABLE AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)