SDR CALA2017051201365

Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date: May 12, 2017
Submitted: May 12, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N87527
Make and model: Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial: 38701
Aircraft time: 23,003 hours, 7,738 cycles
System (JASC): 2797 · Flight Control System Wiring
Part: Pin
Condition: Loose
Location: Le Slat
Stage of operation: AP
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: F, J
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

LEADING EDGE SLATS TRANSIT LIGHT STAYS ON 4. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND CONNECTOR SECURE D40160P. DURING PERFORMING T/S FOUND INTERMITTENT FAULT SHOWING F4 PROX. EXTEND SENSOR SHOWING FAR WHEN SLATS EXTENDED, WHEN LOCATING WIRES 2152R-24/2152B-24 AT CONNECTOR D728A. VERIFIED PINS LOCKED H13/G13. SUSPECT ONE OR BOTH PINS NOT LOCKED IN CONNECTOR. PERFORMED REPAIR CONFIRMATION FIM 27-88-00-810-806. NO FAULTS TRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN L/E FLAPS STOWED OR RETRACTED POSITIONS.