Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7478

Difficulty date
October 30, 2018
Submitted
October 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606UP
Make and model
Boeing 7478
Aircraft time
4,226 hours, 578 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
900040818
Part serial
0331A
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RECEIVED A FLAPS DRIVE MESSAGE DURING FLAP RETRACTION. INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS STUCK AT 5. INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATION SHOWED 5 ALL THE WAY THROUGH LANDING WITH FLAPS 25 SELECTED. OUTBOARDS INDICATED FUCTIONED OK. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE RT INBD T/E FLAP DRIVE TRANSMITTER INOPERATIVE. R & R THE FLAP DRIVE TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-01-401 AND PERFORMED AN OPS TEST. FOUND GOOD. NO RELATED MESSAGES NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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