20090717014579I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Omaha, NE · July 17, 2009

Date
July 17, 2009 · 17:34 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N783SW
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
126
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N783SW, B737-7H4 being operated by southwest airlines as flight 209 performed a go around after approach to Omaha Eppley Airfield, due to a flap issue. The aircraft landed without incident. No emergency was declared. The crew reported that on approach the flaps stuck at two degrees, and would not go back up or down. After cycling with the flap handle. The crew used the alternate method of flap extension and landed with fifteen degrees of flaps. Southwest airline mechanics removed and replaced the right flap position transmitter and the number five flap screw sensor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N783SW, B737-7H4 BEING OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 209 PERFORMED A GO AROUND AFTER APPROACH TO OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD, DUE TO A FLAP ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH THE FLAPS STUCK AT TWO DEGREES, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP OR DOWN. AFTER CYCLING WITH THE FLAP HANDLE. THE CREW USED THE ALTERNATE METHOD OF FLAP EXTENSION AND LANDED WITH FIFTEEN DEGREES OF FLAPS. SOUTHWEST AIRLINE MECHANICS REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND THE NUMBER FIVE FLAP SCREW SENSOR.