Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
February 8, 2011
Submitted
February 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25450
Aircraft time
73,420 hours, 11,692 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
S283T00633
Condition
Out Of Limits
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

DFW - AFTER CLIMBOUT CREW ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS TO ZERO, FLAP INDICATOR NEEDLES FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS STUCK BETWEEN 0 AND ONE, WITH A SLAT ASSEMBLY. LIGHT AND SLAT ASSYMETRY EICAS MESSAGE. CREW ATTEMPTED TO LOWER FLAPS TO 20 FOR LANDING WITH NO INDICATION OR CHANGE INFLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FLAPS. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEADING EDGE SLAT SENSOR 303 AT THE NUMBER 9 RIGHT SLAT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OEPRATION.