Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 27, 2002
Submitted
September 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22655
Aircraft time
60,849 hours, 49,416 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
65448736
Condition
Defective
Location
L/E Slat
Part time
59,666 hours, 49,022 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF NR 5 SLAT REMAINED IN EXTENDED POSITION, DECLARED EMERGENCY, TURNED BACK. MX INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED NR 5 L/E SLAT ROD ENDS & TRACKS IAW BMM 12-22-71. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. MX WROTE A CRITICAL FOLLOW-UP TO LUBRICATE ALL L/E DEVICES AND REPLACED NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR. MX LUBRICATED L/E SLAT TRACKS, MAIN / AUXILIARY TRACK ROLLERS, AND REPLACED NR 5 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR IAW R3M27020, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ISOLATED PROBLEM TO DEFECTIVE NR 5 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END SWITCH, REPLACED ROD END (REED) SWITCH IAW T/C R3M27019, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.