Service difficulty report · Slat System · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
January 15, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
61,000 hours, 37,698 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, 6000'/210KTS, THE FORWARD "LE FLAPS TRANSIT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 4 SLAT SHOWED FULL EXT ON THE OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. CREW COMPLETED THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT QRH. THE TRANSIT LIGHT ON THE FWD PANEL EXTINGUISHED WHEN FLAPS PASSED 10 AND REMAINED OUT THRU LANDING, THERE WAS NO ADVERSE ROLL. THE SLAT FULL EXT LIGHTS RE-ILLUMINATED ON AFTER LANDING FLAP RETRACTION. PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, F/O CONFIRMED THAT THE NR 4 SLAT WAS RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE PLACED ON DEFERRAL. MAINTENANCE CLEARED DEFFERAL BY REPLACING THE #4 SLAT MID-EXTEND PROXIMITY SENSOR, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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