Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
December 5, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54711
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28782
Aircraft time
24,521 hours, 7,877 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
90004212
Part serial
0598
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Le Flap
Part time
24,519 hours, 7,875 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WENT ASYMMETRICAL WITH SPLIT BETWEEN POS 1 AND 2 WHILE EXTENDING FLAPS FOR LANDING ON APPROACH TO CLE. THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS/SLATS EXTENDED FULLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND A GO-AROUND WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY PER QRH SPEEDS FOR FLAPS AT 1. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 6 I/B FLAP O/B SKEW SENSOR INOPERATIVE. THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-59-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.