Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 14, 2015
Submitted
September 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
67,746 hours, 18,334 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING. RT SLAT TRANSMITTER FAULTED FROM BOTH FLAP SLAT UNIT. FOUND TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY SHEARED. FOUND PULLEY ASSEMBLY LESB DAMAGED. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE & PULLEY, VERIFIED SLAT ZERO POSITION.