Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 2, 2019
Submitted
August 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31177
Aircraft time
18,559 hours, 6,863 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061151
Part serial
889
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Te Flaps
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: PILOT REPORTS ON FINAL APPROACH, THE FLAPS TRAILING EDGE FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN INITIATING FLAPS 1. A SMALL SPLIT FLAP SITUATION OCCURRENCE WITH THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AT 1/2 OF 1 AND THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAPS INDICATING UP. WE ACCOMLISHED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY CHECKLIST AND THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS UP LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH EXTENDED THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES WITH MOMENTARY ACTUATION OF THE ALTERNATE FLAP SWITCH. LEADING EDGE DEVICES EXTENDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WE ACCOMPLISHED A NO FLAP LANDING TOUCHING DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 183 KTS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GVI OF LEADING EDGE SLATS, TRAILING EDGE FLAPS, FLAP WELLS, AND HYDRAULIC BAY. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR IAW AMM 27-58-02. OPERATED FLAPS/SLATS FROM 0-40 SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED BITE CHECK OF FSEU IAW FIM 27-51-00, SMYD BITE CHECK IAW FIM 27-32-00, AND BITE CHECK PSEU IAW FIM 32-09-00. NO FAULTS NOTED.