Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
July 2, 2000
Submitted
September 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22755
Part
Transmitter
Part number
1817392
Condition
Failed
Location
Flap Indicator
Part time
27,325 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

MIA - FLT 2781 - ON FINAL APPROACH INTO MIA, THE FLAPS BECAME ASYMMETRIC AND WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND FIVE DEGREES. CREW ACCOMPLISHED GO-AROUND AND THEN PROCEEDED TO USE THE ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION PROCEDURES. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH FIFTEEN DEGREE FLAPS. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER PER MM 27-58-12A. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AS PRECAUTIONARY, REMOVED AND REPLCED THE RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER (P/N 18-1738-1) PER MM 27-58-12A. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)