Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 20, 2025
Submitted
August 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37273
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31591
Aircraft time
73,758 hours, 26,398 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
285A12002
Part serial
D00052
Condition
Faulted
Location
Slat/Flap System
Part time
74,690 hours, 26,839 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON IN CRUISE AND WENT OUT CAME BACK ON RAN LE FLAP CKLIST REF FIM TASK 27-81 TASK 801, FSEU BITE PROCEDURE, NO CURRENT FAULT NOTICED. FLAP AND SLAT INDICATION NORMAL. FUALT HISTORY SHOWING MSG 27-81201, SL1 PROX INBOARD. OPERATED SLAT & FLAP FEWS CYCLE, NO FAULT NOTICED. ALL INDICATION NORMAL. PERFORMED LEADING EDGE FLAP AND SLAT PROXIMITY SENSOR TEST PER MM 27-88-11. TEST PASSED. ALSO CHECK GAP FOR OTBD & INBD SLAT SENSOR SL1 & SL3. FOUND SLAT 1 OTBD SENSOR GAP AT MAX .135 IN. ADJUSTED SL1 OTBD PROX SENSOR. SUSPECT BAD FSEU. R & R SLAT 1 INBD SENSOR & FSEU. OPS CHKD GOOD. CREW REPORTS LE TRANSIT LIGHT IN CRUISE, GATE ARRIVAL FOUND TE FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED WITH FLAP HANDLE UP, LE EXTENDED WITH #1 NOT FULLY UP. LE INDICATION SHOWS #1 LE INTRANSIT. FSEU SHOWS SL1 INBD, MESSAGE 27-81201 LATCHED.