SDR SB06095

Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 4, 2006
Submitted
October 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23937
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Te Flaps
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

ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP INDICATION AS THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LOCKED OUT. LT FLAP WAS INDICATING 15 UNITS AND THE RT FLAP 10 UNITS. PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS NO CONTROL ISSUE WITH THE FLAPS LOCKED OUT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE AT THE GATE, THE FLAP POSITION NEEDLES MARRIED UP AND THE FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP ASYMMETRY TEST SWITCH FULL OF DEBRIS CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO TEST THE RT SIDE AT WILL. CLEANED SWITCH AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAPS IAW MM 27-51-05.