Service difficulty report · Terminal · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 3, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36348
Aircraft time
7,818 hours, 2,778 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Flap Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN SELECTED FLAPS 5 TO FLAPS 1. ACFT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED FIM 27-51, TASK 801. RECEIVED FAULT CODE 27-81217 IN HISTORY. IAW FIM 27-88, TASK 806, SENSOR S169 SHOWS FAR WHEN SHOULD BE NEAR. PLACED STEEL NEXT TO SENSOR , STILL FAILED. REMOVED THE FSEU FOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW AMM 27-51-00. IAW WDM 27-81-11, FIM 27-88 TASK 806. CONFIRMED MESSAGE 27-81217 F1 PROXIMITY EXT. WHILE SHAKING WIRING FSEU DISPLAY OF SENSOR VALUES WERE ERRATIC. FOUND THREE RING TERMINALS TOTAL, NOT SECURED TO STUDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 S169 L/E FLAP EXT SENSOR. ALL TESTS PASSED.