Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 28, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29503
Aircraft time
49,682 hours, 20,142 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAPS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PAST 2 DEGREE USING FLAP HANDLE. ALTERNATE FLAP PROCEDURE USED 15 DEGREE LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL, AND ACFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PUSHED BACK PIN IN THE NR 8 FLAP SKEW SENSOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP SKEW SENSOR NR 8 IAW AMM 27-59-01.