Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 8, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26670
Aircraft time
61,511 hours, 22,769 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Indicator
Part number
S231T2801
Part serial
43
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW REPORTS ON APPROACH WHEN FLAP HANDLE MOVED FROM 5 TO 15, RT NEEDLE NEVER MOVED FROM 5 AND LEFT NEEDLE MOVED TO 15. FLAPS LOCKED OUT WITH EICAS MESSAGE T/E FLAP ASYM DISPLAYED. SAMC TEXT: PER DEBRIEF, T/E FLAP ASYM MSG WAS NOT DISPLAYED. REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM. TEST IS GOOD.