Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 8, 2024
Submitted
November 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30098
Aircraft time
66,077 hours, 28,019 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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: DURING CLIMB, CRUISE, AND DESCENT WE WERE GETTING A "LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT" LIGHT AND NUMBER 8 PANEL ILLUMINATED ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL; AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PHL. CORRECTED PROXIMITY SENSOR DIMENSION (S1008). OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD. PER AMM 27-88-11.