SDR P5CA9600244

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date: June 12, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N850FT
Make and model: Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial: 19755
System (JASC): 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
Part: Wire
Condition: Shorted
Location: Te Flaps
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: A, H

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED FLAP FAILURE/ASYMMETRY LOCKOUT ON CLIMBOUT. RETRACTED T/E FLAPS USING ALTERNATE SYSTEM, DIVERTED TO BIRMINGHAM DUE TO ATLANTA WEATHER. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND LOCKOUT PROBLEMS STOPPED WHEN MODE 'S' RELAY CB PULLED. REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE FOUND NEAR P54 PANEL, RELAY 4R914, OPS CHECK NORMAL PER MM 27-58-00.