# SDR AALA20160616013

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 16, 2016
- Submitted: June 17, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N903NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903NN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 31153
- Aircraft time: 12,372 hours, 4,820 cycles
- System (JASC): [2797 · Flight Control System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2797)
- Part: Connector
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Te Flap
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160616013

## Discrepancy

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.

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