Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
January 19, 2021
Submitted
January 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
77,603 hours, 19,444 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Fseu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING AT SLC DUE TO A "LE FLAP ASSYM" EICAS MESSAGE AND LEADING EDGE DISAGREE LIGHT DURING CLIMB AT FL210 AND 300 KTS. NO ROLL OR FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE LANDING IN SLC WAS UNEVENTFUL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FSEU-1 FAULTS THE RIGHT SLAT TRANSMIT WIRE (CODE 323). THE FSEU-1 WAS REPLACED, PER B757 AMM 27-51. ALSO FOUND BROKEN WIRES AT PINS 6 AND 7 OF CONNECTOR D40404P. THAT CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED, PER ESPM 20- 61-11. SYSTEM CHECKS WERE GOOD. VERIFIED FLAPS AND SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY FAULT MESSAGES. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.