Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 21, 2023
Submitted
May 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29517
Aircraft time
63,234 hours, 25,853 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173812
Part serial
1933
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 500 - Lh Wi
Part time
28,451 hours, 11,930 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY WITH HANDLE. USED ALTERNATE FLAPS SWITCH TO EXTEND FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES. NO ASYMMETRY NOTICED AT ANY TIME. FLAPS AND SLATS EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH ALTERNATE FLAP SWITCH. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FLAP TRANSMITTER.