Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737284

Difficulty date
September 21, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737284
Aircraft time
45,147 hours, 53,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Indicator
Part number
106079113
Condition
Split
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
4,490 hours
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH FLIGHT CREW WERE UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS PAST 5 UNITS DUE TO AN ASYMMETRY INDICATION. AN UNEVENTFUL FLAPS 5 LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE INDICATOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM THEN CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.