Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
June 23, 2000
Submitted
September 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22355
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
27,596 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

CLE - FLT 1231 - ON APPROACH TO CLE, CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS. CREW ACCOMPLISHED GO AROUND AND QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. CREW RECEIVED PARTIAL FLAPS USING ALTERNATE FLAP METHOD. HAD FULL LEADING EDGE DEVICES AND 15 DEGREES FLAPS ON TRAILING EDGE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP BYPASS VALVE INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING DUE TO A BAD FLAP POSITION INDICATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AND REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP BYPASS VALVE (P/N AV13J5144) AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)