Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
August 6, 2026
Submitted
August 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17467
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
67659
Aircraft time
11 hours, 8 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
8020702
Condition
Faulted
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 AT FL37000 AND SMOOTH WOULD NOT CLEAR POST NON NORMAL CHKLIST CHECKED INBOUND FLT DECK EFFECTS, FOUND MAINT MESSAGE 27-81220 LATCHED.IAW FIM 27-81 TASK 826. VERIFIED CB'S CLOSED. MAINT MESSAGE 27-51101 NOT PRESENT IN EXISTING FAULTS. PERFORMED RESISTANCE & INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENTS WITH AN LCR METER IAW AMM 27-88-11-760-801. FOUND RESISTANCE OF BLUE-YELLOW LEADS AT 354.72 OHMS, WHICH IS ABOVE LIMITS OF 351.50 OHMS. RED-YELLOW LEADS MEASURED AT 72.87 OHMS, WHICH IS LESS THAN 100 OHM LIMIT. CHKD INDUCTANCE OF FLAPS & SLATS IN RETRACTED, EXTENDED, & FULLY EXTENDED POSITIONS IAW AMM 27-88-11-760-801. ALL INDUCTANCE MEASUREMENTS WITHIN LIMITS OF 44.53MH AT RETRACTED, 35.73MH AT EXTENDED & FULLY EXTENDED POSITIONS. SUSPECT PROX SENSOR S172 IS AT FAULT. REPLACED PROX SENSOR S172, OPS CHKD GOOD IAW AMM 27-88-11-400-802 AND WDM 27-81-21-1 PG 1.

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