Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
November 12, 2020
Submitted
November 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29804
Aircraft time
72,597 hours, 42,544 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173810
Part serial
3152
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON 5 MILE FINAL HAD TO SLOW FOR PRECEEDING AIRCRAFT, WENT FROM FLAPS 30 TO FLAPS 40. FLAPS STOPPED SYMMETRICALLY AT 35 DEGREES W/FLAP HANDLE IN THE 40 DEGREE POSITION. WENT AROUND RAN TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE QRH. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDED. AFTER LANDING FLAPS MOVED TO 40 DEGREES ON THEIR OWN. AT THE GATE 'B' SYSTEM HYD READ 68%. LEFT GEG 'B' SYST HYD READ 91%, FOUND BAD LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION FAILED, PER FSCU. REMOVED LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE UNIT, PER AMM 27-58-01. C/W TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND LEADING EDGE FLAPS/SLAT SYSTEM LOCKOUT, PER 727-PRD-01-03 RAR 78726 POS LT P/N OFF/ON 18-1738-10 S/N OFF 3152 S/N ON 3919.

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