Service difficulty report · Link · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 1, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24515
Aircraft time
59,644 hours, 37,127 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
693784111
Condition
Broken
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1899 - BDL TO CLT - EMERGENCY LANDING - SLATS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT RESPONDED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED BROKEN LINK ASSEMBLY ON INBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 27-81-11.

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