Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
September 27, 2018
Submitted
September 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30793
Aircraft time
55,773 hours, 25,645 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Shorted
Location
Skew Sensor
Part time
55,778 hours, 25,647 cycles
Component
Skew Sensor
Component part number
90004212
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO JNU, FLAPS LOCKED OUT AT FLAPS 5 POSITION. FLAPS WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR UP WITH ANY FLAP LEVER SELECTION. TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE CHECKLIST COMPLETED. DIVERTED TO PASI. FLAPS EXTENDED TO 15 USING ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION. NORMAL LANDING PASI. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. ON FSEU BITE FOUND FAULTS 27-51351 (TE FLAP UCM), 27-53280 (R 28VAC EXC INV), AND 27-53279 (L 28VAC EXC INV) ON LEG 0. FOUND FAULT 27-52259 (TE FLAP SENS L) ON LEG 1. REMOVED THE FSEU, AND CONNECTORS OFF OF EACH FLAP SKEW SENSOR (8 TOTAL). PERFORMED RING-OUTS OF THE SKEW SYSTEM REF B737-700 WDM 27-53-21. FOUND CONNECTOR D11820 (SKEW SENSOR #4) TO HAVE SHORTS BETWEEN PINS 3, AND 4. ALSO FOUND SKEW SENSOR #6 TO HAVE INTERNAL SHORTS TO ITS CASE ON PINS 1, 2, 6, AND 7. REPLACED SKEW SENSOR #6 PER B737-700 AMM 27-59-01/401. REPLACED SKEW SENSOR #6 CONNECTOR D11824 AND SKEW SENSOR #4 CONNECTOR D11820 PER WDM 27-53-21 AND B737 SWPM 20-61-00. REINSTALLED FSEU PER AMM 27-51-01/401. 8 SKEW SENSOR CONNECTORS REINSTALLED. ACCOMPLISHED FLAP SKEW DETECTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST, TEST PASSES USING ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP REF AMM 27-59-00-730-801. REF TSR702266 FLAP POSITION INDICATOR REPLACED FOR LAGGING LEFT NEEDLE. (FAULT 27-52259) FSEU INSTALLATION TEST PASSES REF AMM 27-51-01/401.