Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
April 8, 2009
Submitted
April 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
1108
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,666 hours, 5,371 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO DEN, CREW ENCOUNTERED A FLAP PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE REPORTED IN THE AREA WITH GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. AT FIRST THE FLAPS WERE SLIGHTLY SPLIT AND STUCK IN THE FLAPS 1 POSITION. CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AS CREW PROCEEDED TO LINE UP FOR ANOTHER APPROACH WITH ALMOST NO FLAPS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE EQUIPMENT RESPONDED. SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE FLAPS SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY, MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM 27-58-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CHECKED X-DIMENSIONS AT ALL FLAP SETTINGS. ALL POSITIONS GOOD PER MM 27-51-00-5. ALSO, CHECKED/SERVICED FLAP POWER UNIT GEARBOXES AND ALTERNATE FLAP DRIVE U

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