Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
July 26, 2021
Submitted
July 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16709
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28779
Aircraft time
72,827 hours, 25,867 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Le Flap System
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

*EMERGENCY DECLARED* LEADING EDGE SLAT 7 ILLUMINATED. LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ON FWD I LLUMINATED. PER CREW, SELECTED FLAPS 5, LEADING EDGE TRANSIT AND OVERHEAD SLAT 7 STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROX 5 MIN THEN EXTINGUISHED. SELECTED FLAPS 15, SAME... DECLARED EMERGENCY. BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. CAPT DECIDED TO GO TO FLAPS 30, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, LANDING NORMAL. FLAPS RAISED NORMAL. NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CONTROL, CREW SUSPECTED ONLY INDICATION SEE LOG 6689986, SENSOR S1007 RPL ACCOMP SYSTEM TEST 27-88-11-700-801 & FIM 27-51 TASK 801, ALL LIGHT INDICATION OVERHEAD GO ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY THRU ALL FLAP POSITION CHANGES. ALL TESTS PASSED. SEE PIC.