Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2010
Submitted
September 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48505
Aircraft time
64,701 hours, 13,481 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Sensor
Part number
862101
Condition
Failed
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT SLATS RETRACT, 250KTS .538M, FL 160 THE UPPER FOOT WOULD NOT MOVE UP FROM 258 KTS AND ALLOW THE ACFT TO ACCELERATE, IMMEDIATELY GOT STICK SHAKER, THEN REDEPLOYED THE SLATS. ACFT WAS ON A/P 1 AT TIME OF SLAT RETRACTION, DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT WHEN STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED AND HAND FLEW. PERFORMED PSEU TARGET TEST FOUND SENSOR NR 1 FAR WHEN IT SHOULD BE NEAR (SLAT EXTENDED). R & R LT WING NR 4 SLAT SENSOR "A" IAW MM 27-84-03-4. OPS TEST OK.

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