Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
June 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25024
Aircraft time
54,172 hours, 35,576 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
65503255
Part serial
50314
Condition
Low
Location
Te Flap
Part time
13,665 hours, 8,623 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 1167 - PHL-RSW, ON APPROACH TO RSW, FLAP LEVER SELECTED 10FT AND INDICATED 1FT ON FLAP GAUGE. EXTENDED FLAPS VIA QRH ALTERNATE FLAP PROCEDURE AND FLAPS STOPPED SLIGHTLY PAST 5FT MARK ON GAUGE. MX FERRIED TO CLT WHERE PROBLEM REPEATED. MX REPLACED RIGHT WING FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER PER AMM 27-58-12. REPLACED FLAP HYDRAULIC MOTOR & ASSOCIATED CHECK VALVES PER AMM 27-51-57-404-003. ACCOMPLISHED TEST FLIGHT, FAILED. MX FOUND THE NR 5 FLAP TRANSMISSION WITH LOW OIL QUANTITY. R&R NR 5 FLAP TRANSMISSION PER AMM 27-51-71-404-026. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP POWER UNIT PER AMM 27-51-54-404-015 AND TRAILING EDGE FLAP HYDRAULIC MOTOR PER AMM 27-51-57-404-003.

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