Service difficulty report · Target · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
April 9, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Part
Target
Condition
Defective
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PVR FLT 349 EN-ROUTE PHX TO PVR. ON APPROACH, WITH FLAPS 1 SELECTED, THE NR 6 LEADING EDGE DEVICE DID NOT EXTEND. THE OVERHEAD PANEL AND FORWARD FLAP TRANSIT AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE MOVED TO 15, MOVEMENT IN THE NR 6 LEADING EDGE DEVICE WAS NOTICED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH FLAPS AT 15. NO ROLL WAS NOTICED IN THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLAP EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 6 SLAT PROXIMITY SWITCH TARGET.

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