Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Release Refused / Aircraft Not Accepted; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
Refused aircraft due to reoccurring problem with the flaps locking at 2 degrees with no defects found. The inbound flight had the flaps lock at 2 degrees. The maintenance corrective action was; no faults noted; operations check OK. Upon a review of the logbook; I noted that this was a reoccurring problem that had been written up on at least two prior occasions. Once I made this discovery I contacted Maintenance and asked them if they were aware of the history. Maintenance was aware. I refused the aircraft.
B777 Captain reported refusing an aircraft due to a recurring trailing edge flap issue.