Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22329
Aircraft time
100,856 hours, 19,214 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
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

JFK (REPEAT ITEM) CREW REPORTED LEADING EDGE SLAT ASYMMETRY. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND SENSOR S280 FAULTED ON PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONICS UNIT. REPLACED SENSOR S280 AND RE-SECURED TARGET FOR S280. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.