Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 14, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29519
Aircraft time
68,969 hours, 2,877 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
False Indication
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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: WHILE CONFIGURING THE FLAPS ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCREW NOTICED A SPLIT FLAP MALFUNCTION BETWEEN FLAPS 5 AND FLAPS 2. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT VPS. REMOVE AND REPLACE THE NUMBER 2 SKEW SENSOR. PER AMM 27-59-01-400-802 AND PERFORM OPERATION CHECK ON THE PSEU. NO FAULTS FOUND.