Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 29, 2019
Submitted
August 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30083
Aircraft time
56,080 hours, 23,273 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
1817381X
Part serial
9023
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DIVERTED ON ACCOUNT OF FLAP ASYMETRY ISSUE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ON APPROACH INTO CZM FLAP INDICATOR SPLIT NEEDLES AT 7+9 DEG AND FLAPS STOPPED TRACKING, COMPLETED QRH AND RESET FLAP LEVER TO 5 DEG THE NEEDLES CAME TOGETHER AT APPROX 7 DEG. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 27-58-01. ALL CHECKS NORMAL.