Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 73773A

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N739AL
Make and model
Boeing 73773A
Aircraft serial
28500
Aircraft time
24,600 hours, 6,529 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004212
Part serial
3348
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS FLIGHT 476 OGG-SAN - WHEN CREW MOVED THE FLAP LEVER, THE FLAPS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO ASYMMETRY INDICATION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DETERMINED 2 DEGREES OF FLAPS WAS REQUIRED FOR LANDING. CREW USED ALTERNATE FLAP SETTING TO DEPLOY FLAPS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP SKEW SENSOR FAILED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SENSOR PER AMM 27-59-00-730-801. FLAP SYSTEM PASSED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS PER AMM 27-59-00-730-801 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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