Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 20, 2021
Submitted
November 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33208
Aircraft time
35,288 hours, 14,296 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
114A51018
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Wing Le Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, 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: FLAP LEADING EDGE DEVICE RIGHT INBOARD SHOWED NOT IN UP POSITION AT 230 KNOTS AT 17000 FEET. NO DIRECTION CONTROL PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW. AIRCRAFT DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY AND WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP SENSOR S173 AND OPERATIONS CHECK PER AMM 27-81-00.