# SDR AALA20170712004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 12, 2017
- Submitted: July 14, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N962AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N962AN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 30858
- Aircraft time: 48,826 hours, 20,281 cycles
- System (JASC): [2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2750)
- Part: Fseu
- Part number: 285A12001
- Part serial: D00820
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Flap Sys
- Part time: 32,873 hours, 13,664 cycles
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170712004

## Discrepancy

TRAILING EDGE FLAPS STUCK AT 5 DEGREES.  EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE,  LANDING UNEVENTFUL.  REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT IAW AMM 27-51-01.  OPS CHECKED GOOD.  AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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