Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 14, 2017
Submitted
November 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30910
Aircraft time
25,189 hours, 9,945 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS FROM 5 TO 1, FLAPS SPLIT BETWEEN 1 AND 2, LEFT FLAP STOPPED AT 1.8, RIGHT FLAP AT 1.2. RAN TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY QRH PROCEDURE. THE FERRY FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TUL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING FLAPS MOVED TO 1 ON THEIR OWN. FOUND NR 3 SKEW SENSOR CONNECTOR NOT SEATED COMPLETELY. RESEATED CONNECTOR PER SWPM 20-60-06. REWRAPPED CONNECTOR PER 20-00-00-2.PERFORMED FLAP SKEW DETECTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST. TEST OK.