SDR S03J27069

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
August 14, 2003
Submitted
October 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
30759
Aircraft time
15,057 hours, 2,481 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Control Unit
Part number
9000040822
Part serial
0438
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

B18701 ABORT TAKEOFF AT GRD SPEED 45 KNOTS DUE TO (CONFIG FLAP) MSG APPEARED. CHECKED, FOUND RT OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER INTERMITTENT FAILURE. REPLACED RT O/B FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND FLAP OPERATION TEST NORMAL. TSN/TSC OF REMOVED RVDT IS ONLY 230FH. REMOVED RVDT WAS SEND TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION. MFG SHOP FINDING REVEAL THAT ACCURACY FAILED DUE TO A HANG-UP. THE SHIMMING INSIDE OF RVDT WAS INCORRECT ALLOWING THE TOP GEAR TO HANG-UP ON FIXED GEAR ASSEMBLY. SINCE THE PRODUCTION FAULT OF REMOVED RVDT WAS FOUND BY VENDOR AND NO SIMILAR SQUAWK HAS OCCURRED AFTER THE REMOVAL OF DEFECTIVE RVDT, THE ISOLATION CASE IS DETERMINED.

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