Air carrier aircraft flown in unairworthy condition.

Attributes
ACN	302813
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	302813
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight crew of an inbound 737-200 verbally reported holding 10 degrees right aileron to maintain level flight. The maintenance crew found nothing unusual with any flight controls. The aircraft continued as scheduled on 3 more legs before returning to the line station where the irregularity was first reported. Upon arrival, the maintenance crew was informed the condition still existed. During inspection, the right inboard aft flap segment was found to be declutched. Several attempts to reclutch the flap segment failed. The flight crew was informed of the maintenance crew's findings. No log entries were made and no action was taken, until the aircraft returned to the maintenance base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT FLOWN IN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION.

Narrative: THE FLC OF AN INBOUND 737-200 VERBALLY RPTED HOLDING 10 DEGS R AILERON TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT. THE MAINT CREW FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL WITH ANY FLT CTLS. THE ACFT CONTINUED AS SCHEDULED ON 3 MORE LEGS BEFORE RETURNING TO THE LINE STATION WHERE THE IRREGULARITY WAS FIRST RPTED. UPON ARR, THE MAINT CREW WAS INFORMED THE CONDITION STILL EXISTED. DURING INSPECTION, THE R INBOARD AFT FLAP SEGMENT WAS FOUND TO BE DECLUTCHED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECLUTCH THE FLAP SEGMENT FAILED. THE FLC WAS INFORMED OF THE MAINT CREW'S FINDINGS. NO LOG ENTRIES WERE MADE AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, UNTIL THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE MAINT BASE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.