Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 19, 2011
Submitted
September 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23739
Aircraft time
64,518 hours, 46,127 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Part serial
2038
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
52,477 hours, 35,105 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

ON APPROACH TO CLT, CREW REPORTED SELECTING FLAPS TO 25 AND A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION OCCURRED AS INNER NEEDLE WAS AT 15 DEGREES. CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE "TRAILING EDGE FLAPS DISAGREE". NOTED OVERHEAD INDICATED ALL GREEN. UPON RETURN TO LAND (ABOUT TEN MINUTES), BOTH FLAP INDICATORS WERE AT 25 DEGREES (NO ROLLING MOMENT EXPERIENCED). FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. DUPLICATED SPLIT FLAP INDICATION AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER AMM TASK 27-58-41-404-004. CHECKS OK.