# SDR ASMF201510015

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 4, 2015
- Submitted: October 20, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N861AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861AM), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-83N
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-83N](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-83n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 30706
- Aircraft time: 42,583 hours, 20,733 cycles
- System (JASC): [2781 · Leading Edge Slat Position Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2781)
- Part: Indication Sys
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Cockpit
- Part time: 42,583 hours, 20,733 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF201510015

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO AFTER START ENGINES, THE LE FLAP EXTEND INDICATION WAS SHOWN WITHOUT MOVEMENT.  PERFORMED THE FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE, NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED.  AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-58-01 & FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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