Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
April 11, 2002
Submitted
May 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19971
Part
Transmitter
Part number
9660022001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt/Rt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 2863 - BWI-FWA - ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE OUTBOARD FLAPS ASYMMETRY BETWEEN ZERO AND TWO DEGREES FLAPS. THE CREW USED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FWA UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS. ALSO, REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD TRANSMITTER CANNON PLUG. CYCLED THE FLAPS EVERAL TIMES AND FOUND TO OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)