# SDR ASMF201212005

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 26, 2012
- Submitted: December 17, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N860AM
- Make and model: Boeing 737-83N
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-83N](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-83n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 28249
- Aircraft time: 30,817 hours, 15,487 cycles
- System (JASC): [2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2780)
- Part: Slat System
- Condition: Failed
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF201212005

## Discrepancy

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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