What was found
(CAN) ON APPROACH, WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO POSITION 2, THERE WAS A FLAP ASYMMETRY AND THE FLAPS SHUTDOWN, THE NR 1 FLAP POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- Aircraft time
- 707 hours
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 2751 · Trailing Flap Position Indicating System
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- 18173812
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Part time
- 2,032 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.