Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
December 11, 2017
Submitted
December 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226CY
Make and model
Boeing 767383
Aircraft serial
26544
Aircraft time
82,559 hours, 15,069 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Slat System
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

DURING APPROACH, LE SLAT ASYM EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. AFTER A GO-AROUND, A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE MESSAGE WAS NOT DISPLAYED WHEN THE AIRPLANE BLOCKED IN. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE SLAT SENSOR SWITCHES WERE CHECKED WITH A MULTIMETER. ONE SENSOR SWITCH WAS FOUND FAULTY AND FIVE SENSOR SWITCHES WERE FOUND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE FAULTY SENSOR SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE OTHER FIVE SENSOR SWITCHES WERE ADJUSTED TO WITHIN LIMITS. THE CAUSE OF THE "LE SLAT ASYM" EICAS MESSAGE WAS A FAULTY SLAT SENSOR SWITCH AND FIVE SENSOR SWITCHES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.