Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 16, 2025
Submitted
December 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29540
Aircraft time
70,474 hours, 30,274 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 500 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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: AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE NUMBER 2 SLAT TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING, PER FIM 27-88-00-810-804 , HARD FAULTON FSEU 27-81203, SLAT 2 PROXIMITY SENSOR S997, PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS FROM FSEU RACK J7 AND K7 TO RED AND BLUE WIRES TO SENSOR 997 WIRING CHECKS GOOD, YELLOW GROUND WIRE AT PROX SENSOR S997 ALSOCHECKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACAED S997 SENSOR. PER AMM 27-88-11. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.