Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 8, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27805
Aircraft time
61,092 hours, 23,480 cycles
Part
Transmission
Condition
Tripped
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A "T/E FLAP DISAGREE" MESSAGE WITH FLAP HANDLE AT 20. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE ALTERNATE FLAPS PROCEDURE. ON SELECTING ALTERNATE FLAPS, "T/E FLAP DISAGREE" MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 30 USING ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION PROCECDURE. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND NR 1 FLAP TRANSMISSION OVERLOAD INDICATOR TRIPPED. RESET OVERLOAD INDICATOR AND COMPLIED WITH NORMAL FLAP SYS OPS CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR ONE FLAP TRANSMISSION OVERLOAD INDICATOR WAS INSPECTED AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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