Service difficulty report · Pdu · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
December 1, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
79,344 hours, 131,169 cycles
Part
Pdu
Part number
465923104
Part serial
60P4767
Condition
Failed
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK, ON CLIMB NR 4 LEFT LEADING EDGE FLAP GROUP WOULD NOT RETRACT PNEUMATICALLY. THE GROUP WAS ALREADY ON DEFERRAL FOR BEING INOP ELECTRICALLY. CREW DUMPED 69000 KILOS OF FUEL. UPON RETURN MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 PDU, ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OKAY.