Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 13, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30089
Aircraft time
48,202 hours, 19,619 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOW SPEED WARNING WITH ALL AIRSPEEDS ACCURATE AT 160 KNOTS, FLAPS 30 LE FLAPS AMBER LIGHT ON, AIRSPEED BETWEEN THE HOOK AND BARBER POLE. NO ROLLING NOTICED. AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO FLY NORMALLY. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 SLAT INBOARD PROX SENSOR AND PERFORMED FLAP SLAT PROX SENSOR TEST IAW AMM 27-88-11. LE FLAP SLAT POSITION INIDICATING SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM, OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.