Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2019
Submitted
March 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
76,368 hours, 19,738 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LE SLAT ASYM ON TAKEOFF OUT OF BOS DEBRIEFED CREW SLATS WILL NOT GO UP FROM 5 TO 1 HYDRAULICS AND ALTERNATE. SLATS WILL NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED FSEU BITE PER FIM 27-51-00. FOUND FAULTS ON FSEU1(-32)-SLAT LOSS, SLAT SYS FAULT FSEU2(-40) SLAT ARM DISAGREE #330. FSEU3(-40)- NO FAULTS. CYCLED FLAPS AND SLATS ON GROUND WITH HYDRAULICS THEY OPERATE NORMALLY. WENT FROM 0-35 AND FROM 35-0 ALL CHECKS GOOD. REQUIRES FURTHER T/S DUE TO FAULTS FOUND FSEU BITE T/S PER FIM 27-81-00-815-804, SSM 27-81-05, AND WDM 27-81-31. PERFORMED RESISTANCE/MEG TEST ON SLAT LOSS SENSING SW CIRCUIT TO GROUND. S10339 R OB SLAT LOSS SENSING SWITCH READS LOW RESISTANCE TO GROUND FROM D41396J RECEPTACLE. REF AMM 27-81-41, REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT OUTBD LOSS SENSING SWITCH S10339, OPS CKS NORMAL, NO FAULT MESSAGES.