Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 7, 2003
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24411
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 1227 - EN ROUTE, CREW REPORTED TE FLAPS LOCKED OUT AT 10 UNITS AND AT 15 UNITS DURING FLT. FLAPS UNLOCKED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT ORD. ONCE ON GROUND, CREW CYCLED FLAPS AND THEN LOCKED OUT AT 20 UNITS AND AT 25 UNITS. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FOUND CONNECTORS D229 AND D275 TO BOTH FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS WET WITH DEICE FLUID. CLEANED BOTH CONNECTORS AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF FLAP POSITION INDICATION SYSTEMS. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR (P/N 2061-14-1) AS PRECAUTIONARY. (M)

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