Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 3, 2014
Submitted
October 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55069
Aircraft time
35,945 hours, 25,057 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Slats
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

ACFT DIVERTED WHILE ENROUTE DUE TO A PSEU FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATING MULTIPLE TIMES ENROUTE; PARTICULARLY DURING TURBULENCE. PSEU FAIL ILLUMINATED WITH SLAT DOWN ARROW ON APPROACH. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED BECAUSE THE QRH REQUIRES A ZERO FLAPS LANDING AND A LONGER RUNWAY. THE FAULT EXTINGUISHED ENROUTE AND THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO MAKE A NORMAL FLAPS 40 LANDING. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 27-80. FOUND RT SLAT SENSOR D1-66 AT FAULT. REPLACED RT SLAT B SENSOR IAW AMM 27-84. PERFORMED GOOD OPS TEST IAW AMM 27-84. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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