Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24811
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
1094
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Part time
65,831 hours, 42,840 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

EWR - CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INBOUND TO EWR FOR A FLAP FAIL MESSAGE. WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED FOR LANDING, A SPLIT WAS NOTED IN THE POSITION INDICATION. CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. FLAPS WERE THEN RETRACTED, AND THEN EXTENDED TO 15 WITH NORMAL INDICATION. FLAPS WERE THEN EXTENDED TO 25. NEEDLES WERE NOT TOGETHER BUT FLAPS MOVED TO SELECTED POSITION. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRCRAFT SUFFER ROLL TO EITHER SIDE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM 27-58-41-4. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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