Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AM
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
33792
Aircraft time
19,783 hours, 10,565 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Sensor
Part number
106122629
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Flaps
Part time
19,481 hours, 10,584 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

ACFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO DURING CRUISE AT 38,000 FEET, THE L/E FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT AND L/E DEVICES LIGHT TURNED ON, SO THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH 9.12 PROCEDURE LANDING WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING MX REVISION WAS DETECTED THE S995 SENSOR DAMAGED; SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-88-11, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSP WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 49,600 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 58,059 KILOGRAMS.