Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
April 7, 2022
Submitted
April 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33294
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
34000
Aircraft time
50,782 hours, 18,243 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
65C268692
Condition
Leaking
Location
Slat System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

LEADING EDGE SLATS 4 AND 5 FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING SUBSEQUENT FLAP BYPASS VALVE ACTIVATION AND AIR RETURN. DFD DATA SHOWS THAT THEY NEVER MADE IT BACK TO THE MID EXTEND POSITION MET THE CREW AFTER AIR RETURN. THEY SHOWED ME THAT ALL LEADING EDGE DEVICES DID NOT RETRACT.SUSPECT THE RETRACT FUSE TRIPPED. SUGGEST WE FOLLOW FIM TASK 27-81-00-810-812. LEADING EDGE LOCKOUT PROBLEM. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 27-81 TASK 812 FAILED AUTOSLAT VALVE LEAK DOWN CHECK, ABOVE 40CC LEAKAGE RATE, REPLACED AUTOSLAT CONTROL VALVE REF 27-83-21-400-801 ACCOMPLISHED AUTOSLAT SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK REF 27-83-00-710-801 OPS CHECK GOOD NO LEAKS NOTED. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED

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