Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 1, 2000
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192AJ
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53192
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
8,534 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MBJ/ATL - FLT JM 053 - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP DUE TO A RECURRENCE OF A SLAT/FLAP DISAGREEMENT LIGHT INDICATION FAULT AT 18,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCELERATED TO 280 KNOTS AND THE SLAT OVERSPEED AURAL WARNING CAME ON. QRH PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED, ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINT PERFORMED A B.I.T.E. TEST ON PROXIMITY DETECTOR BOX. THE D-SENSOR ON RT WING WAS AT FAULT. SENSOR REMOVED AND ON INSP, A LOT OF GREASE REMOVED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE SENSOR. SENSOR RE-INSTALLED, SLATS OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES IAW MM 27-80-00 AND 27-80-06, AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. NOTE: THE LT TARGET SENSOR D-TARGET PLATE WAS ALSO FOUND LOOSE, SECURED, BUT DEFERRED FOR CHANGE. LANDINGS: 4,474. (X)

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