Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 10, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22957
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
37,331 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

BOS - FLT 663 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOS, DURING FLAP RETRACTION, THE FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED A FLAP ASYMMETRY. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP POSTION INDICATOR AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR. INSPECTED FLAPS. NO FAULTS NOTED. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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