Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 17, 2022
Submitted
October 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31091
Aircraft time
37,757 hours, 15,559 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Wing Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: TRAILING EDGE FLAPS SHOWED AN ASYMMETRY BETWEEN UP AND FLAPS 1 - ACCOMPLISHED TRAILING EDGE FLAPS ASYMMETRY CHECKLIST. FLAPS LESS THAN 1. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BWI AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP SKEW SENSOR T527 AT FLAP 3.