Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 3, 2012
Submitted
October 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991FD
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22911
Aircraft time
77,891 hours, 38,327 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CLIMBOUT FL 210 L/E SLAT ASYM EICAS LIGHT AND L/E CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. PRIOR TO LIGHTS FLAPS WERE UP, FLAP HANDLE UP AND FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED FLAPS UP. REDUCED SPEED TO 240 IAS LIGHTS STAYED ON DURING FLIGHT. NEEDED TO USE QRH PROCEDURES TO CONFIGURE FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED INTO IND ACFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE LT WING OTBD SLAT LOSS SWITCH WIRE W3326-1001-20 APPEARS TO BE SHORTED TO THE SHIELD BETWEEN CONNECTOR D41392J AND SPLICE SP1112. WIRE NEEDED IS CPN 0200167. R & R WIRE WIRE W3326-1001-20 BETWEEN D41392J AND S10341 IAW WDM 27-81-31. LT OTBD SLAT LOSS SWITCH REQUIRES OPS CK. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF L/E SLAT SYS REF M/M 27-81-00-5 SLATS AND INDICATION CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.