Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 29, 2002
Submitted
February 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23311
Part
Motor
Part number
569670
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg W/W
Part time
49,487 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 948 - ON DESCENT INTO CLT, CREW REPORTED THE FLAPS WOULD NOT COME DOWN WHEN SELECTED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS AT 3,000 PSI AND HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WAS ABOVE RE-FILL. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR AN ALTERNATE FLAPS 15 DEGREES LANDING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND. AS PRECAUTIONARY, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HIGH TIME TRAILING EDGE FLAP DRIVE HYDRAULIC MOTOR PER MM 27-51-57. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. VISUAL CHECK OF FLAPS GOOD. (M)

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