Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
March 1, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
29905
Aircraft time
26,481 hours, 10,583 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173810
Part serial
0866
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 486 LIH-SNA - DURING APPROACH, WHEN THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE FLAPS, THE LEADING EDGE TRANSIT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LOCKED-OUT BEFORE FLAPS 1 WITH A SPLIT INDICATION ON THE FLAP GAUGE. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ONT DUE TO SNA AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS. THE CREW SELECTED ALTERNATE EXTENSION FOR THE FLAPS BUT THEY REMAINED LOCKED-OUT BEFORE FLAPS 1. THE CREW LANDED IN ONT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BITE CHECK OF THE FLAP SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT PER AIRCRAFT FIM 27-51-00-810-801 AND FOUND INTERMITTENT FAULT 27-52260. THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER DISAGREED WITH THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER. AS A PRECAUTION, THE RIGHT POSITION TRANSMITTER WAS CLEANED AND THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AND RETRACTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED A FLIGHT VERIFICATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FLAPS ON THE NEXT FLIGHT LEG.

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