SDR AALA20160616013

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: June 16, 2016
Submitted: June 17, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N903NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 31153
Aircraft time: 12,372 hours, 4,820 cycles
System (JASC): 2797 · Flight Control System Wiring
Part: Connector
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Te Flap
Stage of operation: AP
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: F
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING APPROACH, FLAPS 1 SELECTED AND GOT SPLIT NEEDLE ON T/E FLAP. MAINTENANCE FOUND PSEU RETURNED MESSAGE 27-53252, "FLAP 3 SCEW". ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 27-59-00-810-803. DISCONNECTED, CLEAN AND RECONNECTED NR 3 FLAP SKEW CONNECTOR. ACCOMPLISHED SKEW TEST IAW AMM 27-59-00 AND FLAPS OPS TEST IAW AMM 27-51-00. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.