Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 7, 2006
Submitted
September 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
53,296 hours, 18,981 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Slat Disagree
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

L/E SLAT DISAGREE WITH FLAP HANDLE AT 5 UNITS. MSG. CLEARED AT ENG SHUTDOWN , RAN FLAPS UP WITH HYDRAULICS, CHECKED CSEU NO FAULTS INDICATED, RAN FLAPS UP AND DOWN WITH HYDRAULICS NO FAULTS OR MESSAGE. TEN DAYS LATER, EICAS MESSAGE 'LE SLAT DISAGREE' DISPLAYED WITH FLAP LEVER IN POSITION ONE. BOTH FLAP INDICATORS WERE HALFWAY BETWEEN UP & 1. LE SLAT DISAGREE AT FLPS POSITION 5. RESET FAULT ON LEFT FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND OPS CHECKED FLAP FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN LE SLAT DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE DISPLYED PRIOR TO DEP. RESET FSEU CB'S AND MESSAGE CLEARED, SLATS OPERATE OK.