Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 24, 2018
Submitted
October 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33321
Aircraft time
18,144 hours, 7,328 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT WILL NOT LAND. FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND BEYOND 15 DEGREES AFTER BEING COMMANDED ON APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CLEANED THE T427 CONNECTOR. OPS CHECKED THE FLAPS IAW FIM 27-51-00-818-813. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.