- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2013
- Submitted
- February 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30090
- Aircraft time
- 36,405 hours, 15,229 cycles
- Part
- Sensor
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- L, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
LAX - INFLIGHT ORD-SNA. CREW REPORTED TRAILING EDGE FLAP SPLIT 27 TO 30 DEGREEES AND UNABLE TO RETRACT FLAPS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED LAX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NUMBER 3 SKEW SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.