SDR AALA2018090649041

Service difficulty report · Wire Splice · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date: September 3, 2018
Submitted: September 6, 2018
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N342AN
Make and model: Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial: 33081
Aircraft time: 58,796 hours, 9,654 cycles
System (JASC): 2797 · Flight Control System Wiring
Part: Wire Splice
Condition: Faulty
Location: Lt Slats
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, AND DURING CLIMB OUT, EICAS MESSAGE LEADING EDGE SLAT ASSEMTRY MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DELCARED AND AC RETURNED TO THE FIELD, FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND A BAD SPLICE SM7 AND SENSOR S277. REPLACED THE SPLICE SM7 IAW WDM 27-88-12, AND ACCOMPLISHED LEADING EDGE OPS CHECKED IAW MM 27-88-00. ALL OPS NORMAL.