Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
May 3, 2013
Submitted
May 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Aircraft time
57,378 hours, 34,947 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON RETRACTION, INBOARD FLAPS REMAINED AT 20°. AFTER LANDING FLAPS RETRACTED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP BYPASS VALVE, THE INBD FLAP ASYMMETRIC RELAY R187 AND THE INBD FLAP INDICATOR PER THE AMM, ACCOMPLISHED THE FLAP OPERATIONAL CHECK PER THE AMM, FOUND NORMAL AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.