Service difficulty report · Slat Track · Boeing 737242C

Difficulty date
January 8, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737242C
Aircraft time
72,137 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Slat Track
Part number
65494489
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A POST C-CHECK TEST FLIGHT THE CREW WAS FLYING THE ACFT AT 16,000FT, WHEN THEY PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION TEST. THE ACFT DID EXTEND THE FLAPS AND SLATS PROPERLY. THE CREW RETRACTED THE FLAPS IN A NORMAL CONFIGURATION. THEN THEY DEPLOYED THE FLAPS AGAIN AND AT THAT TIME, THEY GOT AN OVERHEAD PANEL CAUTION LIGHT IN THE FORM OF A SLAT EXTEND LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CONFIRMED THE FAILURE IN FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BASE. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE HANDLING OF THE ACFT WAS UNAFFECTED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND DURING ALL REMAINING PHASES OF FLIGHT INCLUDING THE LANDING.