Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
February 9, 2011
Submitted
February 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23984
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
1851
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
54,130 hours, 36,460 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLT, CREW REPORTED A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION DURING FLAP RETRACTION. FLAP INDICATOR NEEDLES SPLIT AT 1 AND 5 POSITIONS. OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATOR INDICATED ALL LEADING EDGE DEVICES AT EXTENDED POSITIONS (NORMAL). FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLAP POSITION INDICATOR BAD. REPLACED INDICATOR PER MM 27-58-41. INSTALLED A NEW FLAP TRANSMITTER ON LEFT SIDE BUT WAS NO HELP. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL FLAP TRANSMITTER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FLAP POSITION SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD THROUGH ALL POSITIONS. WIRING INSPECTION AT TRANSMITTER WAS GOOD.