Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 20, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30093
Aircraft time
24,035 hours, 10,133 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SXM - ON APPROACH LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED SXM WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NUMBER TWO LEADING EDGE SLAT RETRACT SENSOR FAULT. REPLACED NUMBER TWO LEADING EDGE FLAP PROXIMITY SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.