Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 26, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29521
Aircraft time
51,173 hours, 20,602 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
3260
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Part time
15,466 hours, 6,032 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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. DURING APPROACH WHEN FLAPS 5 SELECTED FLAPS REMAINED AT 1. DURING ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION AN ASYMMETRY DEVELOPED WITH LEFT FLAP AT 12 AND RIGHT FLAP AT 14. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 27-58-00.