SDR P2EA01171

Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
October 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124NJ
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22122
Part
Flap
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 451-MCI- ON APPROACH INTO MCI WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 1, FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND. RECYCLED AND FLAPS EXTENDED UP TO 15, BUT WOULD NOT GO TO 25. RECYCLED THE HANDLE A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES AND FLAPS FINALLY EXTENDED TO 25 AND THEN 30. AFTER LANDING, FLAPS RETRACTED NORMALLY. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND CARRIAGES. NO STRUCTURAL INTERFERENCE NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED FLAP JACKSCREWS AND TRANSMISSIONS, NO DEFECTS OBSERVED. OPERATED FLAPS PER BOEING MM 27-51-0. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. REQUESTED THAT AN EVALUATIONS FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FLAPS BE PERFORMED. AFTER EVALUATION FLIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF FLAPS WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. (M)