Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 21, 2019
Submitted
August 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29532
Aircraft time
57,201 hours, 23,562 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
256A3920X
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
CR
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 IN CRUISE, THE FLAP INDICATOR HAD SPLIT NEEDLES. RIGHT INDICATOR UP, LEFT INDICATED GREATER THAN UP WAS PAST THE UP INDICATION TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. MAINTENANCE REPORTS FSEU SHOWS FLAP 2 SKEW MAINT MSG 27-53251. REPLACED #2 FLAP SKEW SENSOR T526 IAW AMM 27-59-01. CHECKS OK.