Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
May 5, 2003
Submitted
May 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 859 - ON APPROACH INTO CLT, THE FLAP INDICATION DID NOT GO BEYOND 10 DEGREES. CREW COMMENCED WITH A MISSED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED AND A NORMAL FLAP LANDING WAS MADE WITH FLAP INDICATION READING ZERO. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE RESET POPPED FLAP POSITION TRAILING EDGE INDICATION CIRCUIT BREAKER. PERFORMED FLAP INDICATION TEST PER MM 27-51-00. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD. (M)