Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 14, 2002
Submitted
May 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120347
Aircraft time
8,082 hours, 11,500 cycles
Part
Annunciator
Part number
3471001001
Part serial
0174
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,589 hours, 7,645 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAPS WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT IN FLIGHT. DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN OUTBOARD PAIR. CHECKED ON GROUND AND GOT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN INBOARD PAIR. PERFORMED SEVERAL FLAP CYCLES AND GOT ANNUNCIATOR TO FAIL. REPLACED ANNUNCIATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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