Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 28, 2023
Submitted
May 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30099
Aircraft time
62,341 hours, 25,927 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 500 - Lh Wi
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, 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: SELECTED FLAPS 1, IMMEDIATELY TRAILING EDGE ASYMMETRY, RIGHT FLAP STARTED TO MOVE BUT LEFT FLAP DID NOT. NO SLATS EXT. FLAPS GOT TO I NEEDLE WITH AND STOPPED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO MEX. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD NUMBER 7 SKEW SENSOR.