Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Boeing 767241

Difficulty date
May 16, 2014
Submitted
May 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768QT
Make and model
Boeing 767241
Aircraft serial
23803
Aircraft time
91,338 hours, 34,013 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER FLAP RETRACTION, FLAP NEEDLES JUMPED BETWEEN 0 & 1. EICAS MSG LE SLAT ASYMMETRICAL & LE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. DURING PSEU BITE IAW BFIM 32-09-03, FOUND PROXIMITY SWITCH 282 FAULTY. R & R PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW AMM 27-88-01. CHECKED CLEARANCE BETWEEN SWITCH & TARGET IAW AMM 27-88-01, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GND. PSEU BITE CHECKED OK.