# Incident 20081205851849I: Boeing 737490, Palm Springs, CA, December 5, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2008, 14:52 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703AS-2018-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-490 (registry code 138449M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737490
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081205851849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ALASKA 387 SFO TO PSP ENCOUNTERED A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION.  EMERGENCY DECLARED.  CREW EXERCISED MANUAL EXTENSION PER OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFETY, NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THAT THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR HAD FAILED.  REMOVED AND REPLACED INDICATOR.  AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE.

## Other reports on N703AS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080417014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080417014229I), Apr 17, 2008: Boeing 737490 (N703AS), Seattle, WA, No damage. (-23) Asa flight 529, inbound to sea initially reported an unsafe gear indication while on approach. When extended, the nose gear indicated a red light and…
- [Incident 20070413005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413005789I), Apr 13, 2007: Boeing 737490 (N703AS), Juneau, AK. (-23) Acft in cruise over sitka (sit) FL310 experienced electrical failure, DC fail lights, master caution illuminated, avionics pwr failure, loss of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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