SDR SB05174

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
December 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
38,391 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DCA - FLT 534 EN ROUTE PBI TO DCA DURING APPROACH, THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 13 DEGREES. THE CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND BROUGHT FLAPS BACK UP TO 1 DEGREE. DURING SECOND APPROACH, FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FLAPS PER FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURES (FIP). FLAPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED THE FLAP INDICATOR. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD ON THE GROUND.