Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 3, 2024
Submitted
November 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29523
Aircraft time
70,454 hours, 29,177 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: LEADING EDGE FLAP TRANSIT ILLUMINATED AFTER SELECTION OF FLAPS 1, 4, AND 5; AIRCRAFT ABORTED APPROACH AND RELANDED SAFELY AT ORD. ACCOMPLISHED BITE OF FLAP AND SLAT CONTROL UNIT. FOUND EXT PROX SENSOR EXCESSIVELY DIRTY. CLEANED EXT PROX SENSOR AND ACCOMPLISHED EXTEND AND RETRACT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FAULT. PER AMM 27-80-100, NO FAULTS FOUND.