Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 30, 2021
Submitted
June 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AL
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40636
Aircraft time
15,339 hours, 2,108 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Slat Skew Sensor
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SLAT DRIVE FAILURE MESSAGE CLIMBING THROUGH FL110, FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. RECONNECTED SLAT SKEW BREAKAWAY CONNECTOR, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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