Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 29, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33321
Aircraft time
39,494 hours, 17,246 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Excess Play
Location
Zone 600 Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED: HIGH FREQ VIBRATION FELT AFTER BEING AT CRUISE AT 39,000 FT FOR 5 MINS. SIMILAR TO A CELL PHONE VIBE. 0 HZ. COULD FEEL IN SEAT & FLOOR, AFT GALLEY COULD HEAR & FEEL IT. DESCENDED TO 35,000 FT. VIBE SLOWLY DECREASED IN INTENSITY AFTER BEING STABLE FOR 5 MINS, SEEMINGLY UNAFFECTED BY PX CHANGE & REMAINED AT ABOUT 80% OF ORIGINAL INTENSITY. SPEEDS VARIED BTWN 235-260 KTS. SEEMED UNAFFECTED BY ENGINE N1 OR AIRSPEED. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINS, DROPPED TO ABOUT 10% OF INTENSITY. AS A PRECAUTION, ARFF DISPATCHED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT FOUND RT WING MIDDLE FLAP TRACK FAIRING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY & REPLACED BUSHINGS & HARDWARE IN RT WING MIDDLE FLAP TRAP FAIRING AS REQUIRED IAW AMM 27-51-18.