Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 11, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30028
Aircraft time
35,542 hours, 9,015 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Sensor
Part number
S285
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 4 Slat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L/E SLAT ASSY DISAGREE, RTFL. FOUND NR 4 LE SLAT SENSOR S285 FAULTED DURING PROX BOX BITE. PRIOR TO SENSOR REPLACEMENT FOUND WIRE LENGTH OF W430-04TB-20 AND W430-04TR-20 TOO SHORT TO SPLICE IN NEW SENSOR. LENGTHENED WIRES BY REPOSITIONING 25577 SHIELD TERMINATION RING REF GNMM. REPLACED SENSOR S285. RERACKED PROXIMITY ELEC UNIT AND OPERATED FLAPS AND SLATS HYDRAULICALLY AND IN ALT MODE. NO FAULTS NOTED, RECHECKED PROX BOX FOR ANY FAULTS. AIRCRAFT L/E SLAT SYS SERVICEABLE. WDM27-88-12 REFERENCED FOR ABOVE SIGN OFF.