Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 20, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33229
Aircraft time
17,692 hours, 7,248 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Stuck
Location
Wing
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CLT-BOS DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO BOS ACCOUNT FLAP PROBLEM. FLAPS STUCK AT 2 WHICH CAUSED THEM TO USE ALTERNATIVE FLAPS 15 AT 4000 FEET. ARFF MET FLIGHT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TRAILING EDGE FLAPS STOPPED AT 2 DEGREES USED ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION TO 15 DEGREES USING QRH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 27-51-00-810-832 FOR FAULT CODE 27-52261 FOUND IN FSEU FAULT HISTORY, LEFT AND RIGHT TRAILING EDGE POSITION SENSORS ALL IN TOLERANCE, VISUALLY INSPECTED TRAILING EDGE FLAP SYSTEM FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES, ALL OVER TORQUE SENSORS OK NO TRIPS. RAN FLAP SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES NO FAULTS ON FSEU, CLEARED FSEU FAULT HISTORY OK FOR SERVICE.