Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
November 21, 2017
Submitted
November 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29700
Aircraft time
69,164 hours, 14,076 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ATB DUE TO L/E ASYMMETRY MSG ILLUMINATED. NO FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUES. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 66,000 LBS. OVER WEIGHT. BITE OF PSEU SHOWED ONLY SENSOR S277 NR 2 SLAT OB AT FAULT. NO OTHER FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED W/C 2780-7590 FOUND S277 RESISTANCE HIGH ON ELEC BREAKOUT BOX. R&R LEADING EDGE SLAT SENSOR SWITCH S277 PER AMM 27-88 AND TARGET SENSOR PER AMM 27-88. RESISTANCE STILL HIGH. CHECKED RESISTANCE FROM D4434P TO BREAKOUT BOX 4.7 OHMS. CLEANED CONNECTORS 4434J. RESISTANCE GOOD.