Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 9, 2026
Submitted
January 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29572
Aircraft time
37,996 hours, 16,384 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
AV13J5144
Part serial
T61694
Condition
Failed
Location
Flap Sys
Part time
5,081 hours, 2,492 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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: DURING APPROACH, THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND PAST 5; AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LANDED SAFELY AT BOS. REMOVE AND REPLACED LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER (AALA202601126925), PER J/C 08C00027012. ALSO, REMOVE AND REPLACED TRAILING EDGE BYPASS VALVE (AALA202601128379), PER AMM 27-51-02. OPERATIONAL TESTS GOOD.