Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 25, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25446
Aircraft time
85,013 hours, 13,368 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
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

LHR - CREW REPORTED LEADING EDGE SLAT ASYMMETRY EICAS MESSAGE DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LHR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED PROXIMITY SENSOR S279 THAT HAD BROKEN WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.