Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30907
Aircraft time
19,372 hours, 7,592 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
6120
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap Sys
Part time
1,858 hours, 731 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH FLAPS 1 SELECTED, THE FLAPS STOPPED BETWEEN 0 AND 1 ACCOMPANIED BY AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAPS ASYMMETRY LIGHT. THE FLAPS GRADUALLY MOVED TO MATCH. FLAPS LOWERED TO 15 USING ALTERNATE FLAPS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE NOTED FSEU FAULT MESSAGE 27-52260. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-00. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.