Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 28, 2021
Submitted
October 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37290
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31601
Aircraft time
55,069 hours, 19,649 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 7 Slat
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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 7 LIGHT INITIALLY EXTINGUI SHED AFTER FLAP CYCLE PE R QRH. THEN LI GHT CAME O N STEADY MID FLIGHT. ACPD BITE TEST OF FSCU. FOUND NO EXISTING FAULTS. FLT LEG 0 SHOWED #7 SLAT INBD. "FAR" TARGET AT SENSOR S1007. CLEANED SENSOR AND CHECKED WIRING AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. CYCLED SLATS SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUED SVC.