Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 5, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
53,211 hours, 8,803 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
859803
Part serial
79
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Slat
Part time
27,501 hours, 6,432 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO LFPG EXPERIENCED A LEVEL NR 2 "SLAT DISAGREE" ALERT DURING SLAT EXTENSION. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND CONDUCTED A FLAP/RETRACT LANDING TO RUNWAY 26R AT LFPG. LANDING WEIGHT WAS REDUCED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. CREW DECLARED A EMERGENCY. T/S AS PER FIM:31-71-07-00. SELF TEST ON PSEU SHOWED NO FAULT, LEG-1 WAS SHOWING A FAULT CODE 12. FOLLOWED T/S TREE, REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU AS PER AMM:31-71-01-2. CARRIED OUT ADJ/TEST AS PER AMM:31-71-01-2 AND PERFORMED SLAT ELECTRICAL CONTROL ADJ/TEST AS PER AMM:27-86-00-5. ALL TESTS PASSED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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