Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 4, 2016
Submitted
December 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29521
Aircraft time
51,219 hours, 20,619 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LAX, AIR INTERRUPT, DFW-SNA. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING APPROACH EXTENDED FLAPS TO 1 TRAILING EDGE. FLAPS LOCKED DUE TO ASYMMETRY. RIGHT FLAP WENT TO 1, LEFT STOPPED HALF WAY BETWEEN 0 AND 1. REPLACED LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR D-275 IAW SWD 20-61-11 AND WDM 27-52-11. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.