Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 31, 2017
Submitted
September 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30599
Aircraft time
50,571 hours, 20,597 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004212
Part serial
881392
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Part time
1,175 hours, 470 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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. ON APPROACH, THE CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS. LEADING EDGE DEVICES WERE EXTENDED WITH THE ALTERNATE FLAPS EXTENSION SWITCH. NO TRAILING EDGE OR LEADING EDGE DEVICES WOULD EXTEND BY FLAP LEVER POSITION ALONE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 FLAP SKEW SENSOR PER AMM 27-59-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.