Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 28, 2026
Submitted
March 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31161
Aircraft time
38,319 hours, 16,768 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: WHEN SELECTING FLAPS FROM 0 TO 1, THE FLAPS STUCK BETWEEN 0 AND1 WITH ASYMMETRY. AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LANDED SAFELY AT ORD. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 27-59-00-810-807, REPLACED NUMBER 7 FLAP TRANSMISSION (AALA202603045674). ALSO, REMOVED AND REPALCED OF RIGHT HAND WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD SKEW MECHANISM (AALA202603054829), PER AMM 27-59-00.