Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 14, 2017
Submitted
December 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25978
Aircraft time
80,410 hours, 36,518 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Wing Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LT WING SLIDE EICAS MSG INTERMITTENT IN FLIGHT. DISARMED LT AND RT OVERWING ESCAPE SYS IAW AMM 25-65. REMOVED THE LT OVERWING SLIDE IAW AMM 25-65(861834). REMOVED PANEL 195FL, R & R BUSHINGS ON FITTINGS AND HINGES. REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR THE LT OVERWING SLIDE ASSY IAW AMM 52-71-00, COMPLIED WITH ADJUSTMENT AND TEST OF THE LT OVERWING SLIDE DOOR IAW AMM 52-71, OPS GOOD. INSTALLED THE LEFT SLIDE DOOR IAW AMM 25-65. SLIDE . CHECKED GOOD.