Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
October 20, 2010
Submitted
October 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23124
Aircraft time
61,125 hours, 58,459 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NON-ETOPS CARGO FLIGHT 551. DURING LANDING, WHEN THE CREW LOWERED THE FLAPS, THERE WAS A FLAP ASYMMETRY INDICATION AT FLAPS 1. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND PIN 50 ON CONNECTOR D4283J BENT CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT FALSE INDICATION. THE PIN WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOPM 20-11-02. FLAP OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY PER BOEING AMM 27-58-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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