diff --git a/src/Network/native_ctrls.cxx b/src/Network/native_ctrls.cxx
index e9267f984..6c215c6d5 100644
--- a/src/Network/native_ctrls.cxx
+++ b/src/Network/native_ctrls.cxx
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ void FGProps2NetCtrls( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
     net->elevator_trim = node->getDoubleValue( "elevator-trim" );
     net->rudder = node->getDoubleValue( "rudder" );
     net->flaps = node->getDoubleValue( "flaps" );
-    node = fgGetNode("/controls", true); 
     net->flaps_power
-            = node->getDoubleValue( "/systems/electrical/outputs/flaps",
-                                    1.0 ) >= 1.0;
+        = fgGetDouble( "/systems/electrical/outputs/flaps", 1.0 ) >= 1.0;
+    net->flap_motor_ok = node->getBoolValue( "flaps-serviceable" );
+
     net->num_engines = FGNetCtrls::FG_MAX_ENGINES;
     for ( i = 0; i < FGNetCtrls::FG_MAX_ENGINES; ++i ) {
         // Controls
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ void FGProps2NetCtrls( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
         htond(net->rudder);
         htond(net->flaps);
         net->flaps_power = htonl(net->flaps_power);
+        net->flap_motor_ok = htonl(net->flap_motor_ok);
         for ( i = 0; i < FGNetCtrls::FG_MAX_ENGINES; ++i ) {
             net->magnetos[i] = htonl(net->magnetos[i]);
             net->starter_power[i] = htonl(net->starter_power[i]);
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ void FGNetCtrls2Props( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
         htond(net->rudder);
         htond(net->flaps);
         net->flaps_power = htonl(net->flaps_power);
+        net->flap_motor_ok = htonl(net->flap_motor_ok);
         net->num_engines = htonl(net->num_engines);
         for ( i = 0; i < net->num_engines; ++i ) {
             net->magnetos[i] = htonl(net->magnetos[i]);
@@ -333,8 +335,8 @@ void FGNetCtrls2Props( FGNetCtrls *net, bool honor_freezes,
     node->setDoubleValue( "elevator-trim", net->elevator_trim );
     node->setDoubleValue( "rudder", net->rudder );
     node->setDoubleValue( "flaps", net->flaps );
-
     fgSetBool( "/systems/electrical/outputs/flaps", net->flaps_power );
+    node->setBoolValue( "flaps-serviceable", net->flap_motor_ok );
 
     for ( i = 0; i < FGNetCtrls::FG_MAX_ENGINES; ++i ) {
         // Controls
diff --git a/src/Network/net_ctrls.hxx b/src/Network/net_ctrls.hxx
index f110c356c..54baaf0b0 100644
--- a/src/Network/net_ctrls.hxx
+++ b/src/Network/net_ctrls.hxx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # error This library requires C++
 #endif                                   
 
-const int FG_NET_CTRLS_VERSION = 15;
+const int FG_NET_CTRLS_VERSION = 16;
 
 
 // Define a structure containing the control parameters
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 
     // Aero control faults
     bool flaps_power;                    //  true = power available
+    bool flap_motor_ok;
 
     // Engine controls
     int num_engines;		         // number of valid engines
diff --git a/src/Replay/replay.cxx b/src/Replay/replay.cxx
index bbf95eb7a..38ebe9e25 100644
--- a/src/Replay/replay.cxx
+++ b/src/Replay/replay.cxx
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ static FGReplayData interpolate( double time, FGReplayData f1, FGReplayData f2 )
         = weight( ctrls1.elevator_trim, ctrls2.elevator_trim, ratio );
     result.ctrls.rudder = weight( ctrls1.rudder, ctrls2.rudder, ratio );
     result.ctrls.flaps = weight( ctrls1.flaps, ctrls2.flaps, ratio );
-    result.ctrls.flaps_power
-        = weight( ctrls1.flaps_power, ctrls2.flaps_power, ratio );
+    result.ctrls.flaps_power = ctrls1.flaps_power;
+    result.ctrls.flap_motor_ok = ctrls1.flap_motor_ok;
 
     // Engine controls
     for ( i = 0; i < ctrls1.num_engines; ++i ) {