Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
September 9, 2021
Submitted
September 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5147A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32882
Aircraft time
51,848 hours, 28,918 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flap System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN COMPLETING BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, FLAP HANDLE SELECTED TO 30, FLAP INDICATOR NEEDLE INDICATED 8 + 10 DEGREES. ON THE GO AROUND, THE FLAP NEEDLES MATCHED AT 10 DEGREE. COMPLETED THE QRH PROCEDURE, USING ALTERNATE FLAP MASTER SWITCH AND ELECTRICALLY MOVED THE FLAP TO 15 DEGREE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. COMPLIED WITH FIM 27-51, TASKS 813 AND 836, NO FAULT/INTERMITTENT. PERFORMED FSEU BITE TEST, NO FAULTS NOTED CURRENT/HISTORY. AS PRECAUTION, REPLACED LH FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER PER AMM. PERFORMED MULTIPLE FLAP CYCLES, FLAP POSITION SENSOR TESTED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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