Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
March 27, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft time
59,932 hours, 56,355 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Transmission
Part number
655032214
Condition
Seized
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CAPTAIN COULD NOT RETRACT FLAPS AFTER TOUCHDOWN . ASYMMETRIC FLAP CONDITION WOULD NOT ALLOW FLAPS TOMOVE FROM 25 UNITS TO UP POSITION ON GROUND. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM NR 2 FLAP TRANSMISSION. FLAP THEN MOVED FROM 25 UNITS TO FULL UP POSITION. GRINDING NOISE NOTICED DURING FLAP UP MOVEMENT.NEW FLAP TRANSMISSION ORDERED.