Service difficulty report · Target · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 17, 2025
Submitted
August 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30087
Aircraft time
66,211 hours, 28,199 cycles
Part
Target
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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: LEADING EDGE FLAPS WERE RAISED BUT THE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, RECYCLE FLAPS DID NOT HELP. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTBOARD SLAT UP SENSOR BRACKET (AALA202508196316) AND TARGET (AALA202508259181). ACCOMPLISHED SLAT ADJUSTMENT RIG (AALA202508254942). ACCOMPLISHED SLAT SENSOR ADJUSTMENTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK SLAT SENSORS AND SLAT ALL CHECKS GOOD. PRT AMM 27-81-21, 27-81-00, 27-88-11.