Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 19, 2004
Submitted
January 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
90097
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173810
Part serial
2014
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ORD INFLIGHT T576/19 LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING FLAP EXTENSION. TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATOR STUCK BETWEEN 0 AND 1. RECYCLED WITHOUT CORRECTING. LOWERED TRAILING EDGE FLAPS USING ALTERNATE MEANS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER INDICATED THE RIGHT HAND FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER WAS LAGGING DURING EXTENSION. REPLACED RIGHT HAND FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.