Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 26, 2025
Submitted
May 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30089
Aircraft time
65,190 hours, 27,440 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: AT TAKEOFF ROTATION, THE TAKE OFF CONFIGURATION WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE HORN SILENCED SHORTLY AFTER, HOWEVER THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RESPOND HYDRAULICALLY TO FLAP HANDLE MOVEMENT. THE FLAPS REMAINED IN TAKE OFF SETTING (FLAPS 1). USED ELECTRIC ALTERNATE METHOD TO EXTEND TO FLAPS 15 FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, PER FIM 27-51-00 FOUND CONNECTOR D229 PIN 1 SHORTED INTERNALLY IN CONNECTOR. REMOVE AND REPLACED CONNECTOR. SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL, PER MM 27-58-01.