Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Aircraft time
57,787 hours, 38,529 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
AV13J5144
Part serial
PNS415
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Part time
57,783 hours, 38,525 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT TO THE UP POSITION WITH THE FLAP LEVER SELECTED IN THE UP POSITION. FLAPS REMAINED AT 5 UNITS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BOS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 15 UNITS ELECTRICALLY FOR LANDING. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT BOS AIRPORT ROLLED THE EMERGENCY TRUCKS ANYWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP BYPASS VALVE PER AMM 27-51-82-004-001. SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER AMM 27-58-41-004-001 AND REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD AFT FLAP BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY PER AMM 27-51-39-401 DUE TO WEAR. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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