Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 2, 2003
Submitted
April 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23930
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061141
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
42,713 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 953 - ON APPROACH TO CLT FROM BOS, CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 10 UNITS, THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP STOPPED AT 6 UNITS. CREW EXTENDED GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE FLAPS TO 15 UNITS BUT FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE. CREW DISCONTINUED APPROACH AND BEGAN ACCOMPLISHING 'TRAILING EDGE ASYMMETRICAL FLAPS' PROCEDURE. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING PROCEDURE, THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP MOVED TO 10 UNITS. FLAPS THEN EXTENDED TO 15 UNITS. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY WITH 30 UNITS OF FLAPS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM 27-58-41 DUE TO A RIGHT FLAP INDICATION POINTER STICKING. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY FLAP ASYMMETRY SYSTEM TEST. OPERATION