Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 9, 2022
Submitted
September 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N23721
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
28940
Aircraft time
74,646 hours, 26,760 cycles
Part
None
Part number
NA
Condition
None
Location
Le Flaps & Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING FL280 ON CLIMB LE FLAPS TRANSIT AND SLAT 7 INTRANSIT LTS ON RAN CHKLST NOT FIXED WERE AT FULL RETRACT AND FULL EXTEND PROX SENSORS SHOWED APPROPRIATE INDICATION PER FIM. SUGGEST REPLACE #7 O/B SENSOR PERFORMED BITE TEST OF FSEU GOT A FAULT OF SL7 PROX O/B MAINTENANCE MSG 27-81212 INTERMITTENT ACTIVE. FOLLOWED FIM 27-88 TASK 803. FOUND PROX SENSOR SHOULD OF BEEN FAR BUT SHOWED NEAR WHEN SLATS WERE PUT IN THE 5 POSITION FOR EXTEND. WHEN SLATS FOUND #7 O/B SLAT PROXIMITY SENSOR TARGET LOOSE. SECURED TARGET 27-88-11-700-801. AND CHECKED SENSOR TO TARGET CLEARANCE AND NOW WITHIN LIMITS REF AMM 27-88-11-400-801. PERFORMED LEADING EDGE FLAP AND SLAT PROXIMITY SENSOR TEST AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. REF AMM