Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
11,236 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061151
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Flap Position
Part time
11,880 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AN ACFT ON APPROACH DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A FLAP ASYMMETRY CONDITION WHICH LOCKED THE FLAPS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 UNITS. THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND WAS THEN MET BY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT FIM 27-21, TASK 819-820 AND FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK FLAP POSITION INDICATOR TO BE AT FAULT. THE INDICATOR WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW AMM 27-58-02. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE. MORE INFORMATION TO BE ADDED WHEN A TEAR DOWN REPORT BECOMES AVAILABLE.