Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
May 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30096
Aircraft time
69,380 hours, 29,628 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Flap Sys
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 WHEN FLAPS 1 SELECTEDNO RESPONSE FROM FLAPS. AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. PERFORMED FIM TASK 27-59-00-810-804 TE FLAP SUPPORT NO. 4 SKEW PROBLEM FOR MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 27-53252 FLAP 4 SKEW. MEASURED THE DISTANCE FROM THE BALLSCREW NUT TO THE YOKE ON TRANSMISSIONS NUMBER 4 AND NUMBER. 5. BOTH MEASUREMENTS MATCHED. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON BALLSCREW AND GIMBAL, TRANSMISSION, CARRIAGE AND ROLLERS OR FLAP TRACK. REPLACED INBOARD FLAP INBOARD SKEW SENSOR NUMBER 4. PER AMM 27-59-01. OPS CHKS GOOD.