Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
March 10, 2002
Submitted
April 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23877
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,384 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

BDL - FLT 482 - ON SHORT FINAL TO ALB, WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 10 UNITS, CAPTAIN RECEIVED A FLAP INDICATOR NEEDLE SPLIT AND ASSOCIATED LEADING EDGE DEVICE AMBER LIGHT. LANDING WAS ABORTED AT ALB AND CAPTAIN REQUESTED ATC TO LAND AT BDL FOR LONGER RUNWAYS. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS THE FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL AT BDL WITH FLAPS AT 5 UNITS. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT NO ROLL PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM AND LUBRICATED FLAP JACKSCREW BALLNUT RESERVOIRS PER JOB CARD. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)