Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
January 8, 2017
Submitted
January 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467TW
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
43,062 hours, 40,195 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Engine time
27,027 hours, 25,599 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Te Flap
Part time
452 hours, 341 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE PILOT TRIED TO SELECT FLAP UP WITH NO RESPONSE. THE FLAP INDICATION SHOWED THE RT FLAP AT 1 DEGREE AND THE LT FLAP AT 5 DEGREES. WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE FLAP HANDLE POSITION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALWAYS UNDER CONTROL AND NO ROLL OR CONTROL ISSUES. REPLACED THE RT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR CORRECTED THE DISCREPANCY.