Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
July 3, 2011
Submitted
July 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23733
Aircraft time
74,970 hours, 46,367 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
2407
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
55,700 hours, 37,987 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 PDX, FLAPS STAYED AT 10 DEGREES WITH HANDLE AT 15. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING QRH PROCEDURES, FLAPS STAYED AT 15 DEGREES WITH HANDLE AT 25. NO ASSYMETRY WAS NOTED. CREW ABORTED APPROACH, BURNED OFF SOME ADDITIONAL FUEL TO REDUCE THE LANDING WEIGHT AND MADE A SAFE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO RECYCLE THE FLAPS TO 40 DURING TAXI IN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR. RAN FLAPS ON GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK NORMAL. REF: AMM 27-58-41-004-001 AND 27-58-41-404-004.

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