Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
November 27, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32796
Aircraft time
57,538 hours, 20,577 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Defective
Location
Le Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT BEFORE TAXYING, THE LE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT TURNED ON; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED CHECK AND LIGHT LE FLAP TRANSIT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 27-04-02B; AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 20 KNOTS, DUE TO LE FLAPS EXT LIGHT TURN ON; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED BITE TO FSEU IAW FIM 27-51 TASK 801 PROCEDURE, SHOWING FAILURE CODE 27-81222 F4 PROX RETRACT; SO LE FLAP 4 RETRACT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-88-11-000/400-802, TEST CORRECT.

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