Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737317

Difficulty date
July 24, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693SW
Make and model
Boeing 737317
Aircraft serial
23174
Aircraft time
82,792 hours, 67,123 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
65445516
Part serial
0484
Condition
Faulty
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK, DECLARED EMERGENCYAFTER TAKE OFF TE & LE SLATS RETRACTED NORMALLY. HOWEVER LE FLAPS TRANSIT ILLUMINATED YELLOW WITH LE FLAP PANEL DISPLAYING FLAP 3 FULL EXTEND & FLAP 4 IN TRANSIT. DURING FLAP EXTENSION, TE FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT LE SLATS REMAINED UP. R&R NR 3 K FLAP ACTUATOR PER MM.