Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25022
Part
Transmitter
Part number
1817389
Part serial
1558
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
43,380 hours, 28,904 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI FLT1611 DURING APPROACH INTO DCA, CREW REPORTED THE FLAPS LOCKED OUT. CREW WAS UNSURE OF FLAP POSITION, SO THEY DECIDED TO LAND AT BWI FOR ADDITIONAL RUNWAY LENGTH. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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