Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 21, 2015
Submitted
March 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29533
Aircraft time
43,171 hours, 17,740 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
256A39017
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. RETURNED DUE TO FLAP ASYMMETRY INDICATION, FAULT FLAP 1 SKEW MSG 27-53250. FOUND ELEC CONNECTOR ON NR 1 SKEW SENSOR WET & DIRTY. CLEANED SENSOR & VERIFIED NO DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED SKEW SENSOR SYS FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 27-59-00-501. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.