SDR SB05109

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 4, 2005
Submitted
September 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23556
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
1249
Condition
Faulty
Location
P2 Center Panel
Part time
47,870 hours, 30,743 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ORD - FLT551 - ON APPROACH TO ORD, CREW EXTENDED FLAPS FROM 5 TO 10 UNITS AND A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION OF L-5 AND R-10 WAS DISPLAYED. FLAPS LOCKED OUT. CREW ACCOMPLISHED A GO-AROUND AND ON SUBSEQUENT APPROACH, FLAPS OPERATED NORMAL. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FLAP TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSMITTERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FLAPS OPERATED NORMAL ON GROUND. HOWEVER, ON NEXT FLIGHT TO PHL (FLT508), A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION OCCURRED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR. OPERATION CHECK OF FLAPS GOOD.