Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 8, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53286
Aircraft time
61,229 hours, 25,753 cycles
Part
Sensor
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED SLAT OVERSPEED WARNING FOLLOWED BY SLAT DISAGREE WARNING ON CLIMBOUT. REDUCED SPEED AND WARNING STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED FAULTY LEFT WING SLAT SENSOR C. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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