Service difficulty report · Fseu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 16, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30599
Aircraft time
50,466 hours, 20,549 cycles
Part
Fseu
Part number
285A12001
Part serial
D00233
Condition
Locked
Location
Flap & Slats
Part time
18,511 hours, 7,369 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. WHEN LOWERING THE FLAPS & SLATS ON APPROACH, THE FLAPS LOCKED UP. ALTERNATE FLAPS & SLATS EXTENDED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP & SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT IAW AMM 27-51-01-401. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.