Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 21, 2016
Submitted
November 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29513
Aircraft time
52,853 hours, 21,313 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
2521
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Flaps
Part time
15,725 hours, 5,976 cycles
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

EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING APPROACH FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND TO 1 WITH HANDLE AT FLAP 1. TRAILING EDGE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED WITH FLAPS 15 USING ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-01. PEFORMED FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.