Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 19, 2020
Submitted
March 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
24,635 hours, 7,857 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
90004532
Part serial
2237
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
24,630 hours, 7,852 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH SELECTED FLAPS 1 THE FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED SYMETRICAL FLAP INDICIATION JUST BELOW FLAP 1 INDICATION WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 5 NO MOVEMENT OF FLAPS INDICATOR ACCOMPLISHED TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE CHECKLIST LANDED FLAPS 15. GROUNDED - YES. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED FLAP SLAT ELECTRONIC BITE PROCEDURE FOUND MTX MSG NUMBER 27-52260 FOR TE FLAP SNSR R, DUE TO AC HISTORY PERFORMED PER B737-900 FIM 27-51 TASK 820 ALL PROCEDURES PASSED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME CONSULTED W/ TECH SERVICES AND CONFIRMED FOR TE SENSOR CHANGE. R AND R RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER REF B737-900 AMM 27-58-01/401 TEST CHECKED GOOD.