Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 10, 2016
Submitted
February 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33214
Aircraft time
17,914 hours, 6,988 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
2657
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLAPS STUCK AT JUST LESS THAN 2 WHEN CONFIGURING FOR APPROACH. FLIGHT OVERFLEW THE APPROACH & WAS VECTORED FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES & DECLARED AN EMER. ALTERNATE FLAPS USED FOR FLAPS 15 LANDING. THE FLIGHT LANDED ON SECOND ATTEMPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R THE RT WING FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW MM 27-58-01. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.