Service difficulty report · Rvdt · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
January 9, 2009
Submitted
February 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30809
Aircraft time
34,892 hours, 5,858 cycles
Part
Rvdt
Part number
900040822
Part serial
0765
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT OF NRT, CREW EXPERIENCED SEVERE WIND SHEAR AND A FLAP ASYMMETRY PROBLEM. OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PASSED 5 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT. CONDITIONAL INSPECTIONS FOR HIGH ENERGY STOP AND SEVERE TURBULENCE WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 05-51-03 AND 05-51-10. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE FLAP ISSUE THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP RVDT WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED.

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