Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Boeing 737*
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2022
- Submitted
- April 18, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7840A
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- Aircraft serial
- 30236
- Aircraft time
- 60,756 hours, 37,799 cycles
- Part
- Proximity Sensor
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- #3 Slat Ob
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF #3 LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. / [01] FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT BITE SHOWS F/C 27-81204 SL3 PROX OUTBOARD; #3 SLAT OUTBD. PROX. SENSOR SHOWS TARGET NEAR WHEN TARGET FAR; PERFORMED FIM 27-88 TASK 803; REPLACED #3 SLAT OUTBD. PROX. SENSOR IAW AMM 27-88-11.