Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
January 6, 2017
Submitted
February 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AM
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
29052
Aircraft time
52,792 hours, 18,980 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
106122629
Condition
Failed
Location
Pax Door
Part time
52,792 hours, 18,980 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO A LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LE DEVICE SLAT 1 LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED A BITE OF THE FSEU IAW FIM 27-51 TASK 801 PROCEDURES, SHOWING FAILURE CODES 27-81216F1 PROXIMITY RETRACT FIM 27-88 TASK 805 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING PROXIMITY SENSOR S1 168 WITH FAILURE. THE SENSOR S1 168 WAS INTERCHANGED WITH AFT ENTRY DOOR SENSOR IAW AMM 27-88-11. THE AFT ENTRY DOOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 52-71-11-000-801 AND -400-801, TESTED CORRECT.

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