Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
November 30, 2024
Submitted
December 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29968
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60141
Aircraft time
36,395 hours, 3,583 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
P683A000104
Part serial
AAAB001P683
Condition
Faulted
Location
Slat Sys
Part time
5 hours, 2 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

SLATS DRIVE CAUTION PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SLAT DRIVES HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE, OR HAV E BEEN SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF AN ASYMMETRY, SKEW/LOSS, DISAGREE, OR UNCOMMANDED MOTION. FIM TASK REF27-80-F1-70A-421A-A CMC MSG2722321 FLIGHT STATUS A INTERMITTENCE CODE INITIAL CLIMB NARRATIVE:27 FCM OPS(CENTER)SLAT SKEW SENSOR 5 FAILED,MAINT MSG, 27-22321. PERFORMED FIM TASK 27-80-F1-31A-421A, ASSOCIATED SLAT SCEW MSG 27-22421 AND 27-22321 NOT ACTIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FLAPS GROUND FLAP INHIBIT STATUS AND MAINTENCE MSG 27-23003 BECAME ACTIVE.WHEN FLAPS ARE AT 20-25 DEGREES THE FLAP INHIBIT MSG IS INACTIVE. FLAPS AT 0-18 AND 30 DEGREES THE INHIBIT MSG REMAINS ACTIVE. PERFORMED FIM TASK 27-50-F1-H4A-421A AND 27-50-F1-F8A-421A, FLAP INHIBIT FAULT CONDITION REMAIN ACTIVE T/S PER FIM DMC-B787-A-27-80-F1-29A-421A-A,FOUND CONNECTOR DM3011105P05 LOOSE,RESECURED CONNECTOR. STILL NEEDS M2789051 SLAT SKEW SENSOR 5 REPLACED, SUSPECT PART PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED IS BAD FROM STOCK.ONCE AVIONCS HAS COMPLETED ALL WORK, MUST ACCOMPLISH LP3062827 TO VERIFY SKEW LANYARD IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND TESTED SINCE #5 SLAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. REPLACED OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT SKEW DETECTION MECHANISM REF AMM ADJUSTED #5 SLAT SKEW SENSOR AS NECESSARY PER AMM ASSY OFF 78-2781-9-9020 9001 ON 78-2781-9-9020 8001 PERFORMED LEFT WING OUTBOARD LE SLAT SKEW LANYARD FUNCTIONAL TEST PER AMM,ALL INDICATIONS AND MESSAGES TEST GOOD.

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