Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 9, 2013
Submitted
April 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29257
Aircraft time
59,110 hours, 9,240 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
900040817
Part serial
0281A
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
8,100 hours, 1,433 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EICAS FLAPS DRIVE, DURING RETRACTION FROM 20 TO 10. OTBD T/E FLAPS STOPPED. SEEMED LT T/E FLAP REMAINED LOWER THAN RT. EXPANDED VIEW AND STATUS T/E FLAPS INDICATED. APPROX 50-55 MIN INTO FLT. EXPANDED VIEW EXTINGUISHED AND SYS APPEARED NORMAL. DURING HOLDING AND IN LANDING CONFIGURATION RETRACTED FLAPS FROM 25 TO 20. FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT TO 20 AND EXPANDED VIEW WAS NOT INDICATED. LOWERED FLAPS TO 25. REMAINED CONFIGURED FOR LANDING. FLAPS RETRACTED OK ON GROUND. (R & R LT OTBD T/E FLAP RVDT IAW AMM 27-58-01. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW AMM 27-58-01/725-050. C/O L,C,R FCC TEST AND PASSED IAW AMM 27-51-00.)

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