Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 15, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
95,091 hours, 15,035 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LE SLAT ASYM EICAS WHEN FLAPS LOWERED TO 1. BITE TEST ON PSEU BOX HAD FAULTED NR 5 SLAT INBD PROX SWITCH 286. REPLACED PROX SWITCH & ACP LE SLAT SENSOR OPERATION TEST. SYS TESTED NORMAL, EICAS MSG CLEARED.