Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 15, 2019
Submitted
July 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48474
Aircraft time
83,359 hours, 14,277 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DIVERSION - SPEED 230KT ALT GOOD' DURING SLAT EXTENSION AN INTIAL SLIGHT ROLE TO THE RT FOLLOWED BY A ROLE TO THE RT FOLLOWED BY A LVL 2 SLAT DISAG. FOLLOWING QRH SLATS WERE RETRACTED AND A FLAPS 28/RET LAD WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE SLAT DISAG WAS NOT PREST/S REF FIM 31-71-07-00 BLKS 1-4, FOUND DEBRIS IN LEFT WING SLAT TRACK 3 CONTAMINATING PROX SENSORS. REMOVED DEBRIS AND CLEANED PROX SENSORS. PERFORMED SLAT POS IND OPS CHECK REF AMM 27-84-00 NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. SYSTEM OK.

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