Service difficulty report · Vane · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
February 10, 2002
Submitted
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23878
Part
Vane
Part number
861CAS3
Condition
Damaged
Location
Stall Warning
Part time
35,243 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BUF - FLT 437 - ON ROTATION OUT OF BUF, EN ROUTE TO PHL, THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A CONTINUOUS STICK SHAKER MODE. CAPTAIN CHECKED FLAP SETTINGS AND FOUND NO INDICATIONS OF ANY OTHER ABNORMALITIES OTHER THAN THE STICK SHAKER WARNING. CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT BUF WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE AT THE GATE, THE LEFT STALL WARNING VANE WAS FOUND BENT AND HANGING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGE LEFT ANGLE OF ATTACH STALL WARNING VANE PER MM 27-32-11. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)