Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 22, 2005
Submitted
December 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
24,854 hours, 7,426 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
CL
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

DIVERTED DUE TO LEADING EDGE SLAT ASYMMETRY EICAS. FOUND SLAT SKEW SWITCH WIRING FAILED AT RT WING TIP, STA 1107. CAUSE OF WIRING FAILURE WAS BROKEN 90 DEG CONDUIT ELBOW.