Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 27, 2013
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30090
Aircraft time
36,392 hours, 15,224 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004213
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY TO 30 DEGREE WHEN 40 DEGREES WAS SELECTED THE FLAP INDICATOR SPLIT SLIGHTLY IN THE 30 DEGREE POSITION AND DID NOT EXTEND TO FLAPS 40. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBER 3 FLAP SKEW SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.