# SDR IPXA2018103035514

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 30, 2018
- Submitted: October 31, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N606UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606UP), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft time: 4,226 hours, 578 cycles
- System (JASC): [2751 · Trailing Flap Position Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2751)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2018103035514

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.