Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
March 31, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30536
Aircraft time
6,023 hours, 2,802 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING FLAP SETTING 2 DEGREES AT AIRSPEED 210 KNOTS THE FLAPS SPLIT ASYMMETRICALLY. THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP WAS AT 1.75 DEGREES AND THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATED 1.3 DEGREES. PROCEDURE FOLLOWED IAW QR HANDBOOK. LANDING ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL 130000 LBS, BRAKES APPLIED AT 153 KNOTS. NO PROBLEMS. T/S PER FIM NO EXISTING FAULTS. FAULT HISTORY SHOWED TR FLAP SENSOR DIS. RAN FLAPS UP AND DOWN SERVERAL TIMES NO FAULT INSPECTED FLAP DRIVE NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED PER FIM AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.