SDR SB05115

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 18, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23231
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
1073
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
51,760 hours, 40,954 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

DFW FLT1262 - DURING FINAL APPROACH TO DFW, CREW SELECTED FLAPS FROM 15 TO 25 UNITS AND NOTICED A DEVELOPING SPLIT IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP POINTERS. AT 25 UNITS, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE SPLIT BUT NO APPARENT AIRCRAFT ROLL. CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITH FLAPS 15 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT TEST AT THE GATE SHOWED THE FLAPS GOING TO 25 UNITS WITH A 3 TO 4 SPLIT, THEN 30 UNITS WITH NO SPLIT AND 40 UNITS WITH NO SPLIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR FAULTY. REPLACED INDICATOR PER MM 27-51-00 AND 27-58-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.