Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
December 3, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LAS - PILOT REPORTED A TRAILING EDGE SPLIT FLAP CONDITION WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 15 ON APPROACH (5 DEGREES ON ONE AND 7 DEGREES ON THE OTHER). DURING GO-AROUND, WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, SPLIT FLAP CONDITION WENT AWAY AND A FLAPS 15 LANDING WAS CONDUCTED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE NOTED THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP NEEDLE WAS LEADING RIGHT AND STOPPING AT EDGE OF WHITE BAND AT 5-10 UNITS. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER PER MM 27-58-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND POSITION INDICATORS MATCH THROUGHOUT OPERATIONAL RANGE.

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