Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
February 16, 2012
Submitted
April 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27808
Aircraft time
57,313 hours, 20,991 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18196914
Part serial
740A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Part time
57,313 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT FLT 1032 EN-ROUTE CLT TO SJU. ON DEPARTURE, BOTH FLAP POINTERS ON 1/2 WITH THE FLAP LEVER UP. L/E SLAT DISAGREE DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD CLT. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED L/E SLAT PDU POSITION TRANSMITTER TS5048. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. VENDOR SHOP FINDINGS: FAILS INSULATION TEST. UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT WINDOW (P/T). UNIT HAS HUMIDITY INSIDE. VACUUM BAKED UNIT TO ELIMINATE THE HUMIDITY. REPLACED THE WINDOW. F/T'D.

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