SDR ASMF201212005

Service difficulty report · Slat System · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date: November 26, 2012
Submitted: December 17, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N860AM
Make and model: Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial: 28249
Aircraft time: 30,817 hours, 15,487 cycles
System (JASC): 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
Part: Slat System
Condition: Failed
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: D

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AFTER ENGINES START, THE FLAP L/E TRANSIT LIGHT TURNED ON. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A BITE ON FSEU IAW MM 27-11-00, DETECTING THE SLAT 7 WITH FAILURE, FIM 27-88 TASK 803 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. DURING MX REVISION, THE SLAT 7 TARGET WAS OUT OF POSITION; SO THE SLAT 7 TARGET WAS REPOSITIONED IAW MM 27-81-21 PARAGRAPH 3, TESTED CORRECT.

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