Service difficulty report · Prox Sensor · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
January 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26696
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Prox Sensor
Part number
1899
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 3 Le Slat
Stage of operation
UK
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

AT FLAP NR 3, FLAP AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL AND FORWARD PANEL FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *S/D* A DEFECTIVE EXTEND PROXIMITY SENSOR ON THE NUMBER 3 SLAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCY. THE PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS NORMAL.