Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 23, 2019
Submitted
January 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30096
Aircraft time
54,549 hours, 22,485 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Faulted
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON SELECTING FLAPS 15 DEGRESS ON FINAL APPROACH, THE #5 SLAT REMAINED AMBER. THE AMBER LIGHT TURNED GREEN ON SHORT FINAL. THERE WAS NO ASSYMETRIC FLIGHT CONTROL FEEL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE #5 SLAT PROXIMITY SENSOR ON THE RIGHT WING PER AMM 27-88-11.