Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 18, 2008
Submitted
November 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24554
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
35,934 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DCA - FLT 1282 EN ROUTE PBI TO DCA. DURING PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS ONLY DEPLOYED TO TWO DEGREES AND INDICATED UNEVENLY SPLIT. THE CREW EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. THE CREW RECYCLED THE FLAPS AND MADE A SECOND APPROACH. THE FLAPS DEPLOYED NORMALLY AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK.

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