Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
November 16, 2015
Submitted
November 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
29427
Aircraft time
50,088 hours, 17,319 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Flap System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLAP RETRACTION, BETWEEN 1 DEGREE & UP, LE SLAT ASYM EICAS MSG APPEARED & LE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & ACFT DIVERTED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED CONNECTOR D40302J IAW WDM 27-81-31. FSEU 1 & 2 BITE TESTED GOOD IAW FIM 27-51-01. FLAPS & SLATS OPERATE NORMAL.