What was found
IAD INFLIGHT - LEADING EDGE SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT DUE TO LONGER RUNWAY. REPLACED NUMBER FOUR LEADING EDGE RETRACT SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2008
- Submitted
- December 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29518
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Sensor
- Part number
- 90004213
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Slat Sys
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.