What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A FLAP ASYMMETRY ISSUE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. NR 6 INBD L/E SLAT CONTROL ROD BROKEN. R & R THE SLAT CONTROL ROD AND OPS TESTED NORMAL IAW AMM 27-81-01/601, 27-51-00/501.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2016
- Submitted
- October 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N301UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 76734AF
- Aircraft serial
- 27239
- Aircraft time
- 52,958 hours, 17,933 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Control Rod
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 6 Slat
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.