What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 3-4-99 at 0850, southwest airlines flight 500, a Boeing 737-200 declared an emergency landing while on approach into Kansas City International Airport. The pilot landed the aircraft safely and proceeded to the gate without further incident. The pilot reported that his trailing edge devices would not extend beyond 8 degrees. Alternate flap extension system was tried, but was of no help. His leading edge devices operated normal. Swa operations contacted their on call maintenance. Contract aviation maintenance (cam) found the r/h inboard flap torque shaft clearance door was broken and causing inteference with the flap jackscrew operation.. The door was removed per cdl 57-53-1 and is being tracked by #21019. The flaps were cycled processing of this report closes incident number CE99IACOO37.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3-4-99 AT 0850, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 500, A BOEING 737-200 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHILE ON APPROACH INTO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS TRAILING EDGE DEVICES WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 8 DEGREES. ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS TRIED, BUT WAS OF NO HELP. HIS LEADING EDGE DEVICES OPERATED NORMAL. SWA OPERATIONS CONTACTED THEIR ON CALL MAINTENANCE. CONTRACT AVIATION MAINTENANCE (CAM) FOUND THE R/H INBOARD FLAP TORQUE SHAFT CLEARANCE DOOR WAS BROKEN AND CAUSING INTEFERENCE WITH THE FLAP JACKSCREW OPERATION.. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED PER CDL 57-53-1 AND IS BEING TRACKED BY #21019. THE FLAPS WERE CYCLED PROCESSING OF THIS REPORT CLOSES INCIDENT NUMBER CE99IACOO37.