Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
May 15, 2010
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24552
Part
Sensor
Part number
310FW0410
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIA - ON DESCENT INTO MIA FROM PHL, CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ACTUATING THE FLAPS TO 1 UNIT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES. WHEN FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 10 UNITS, THE LIGHTS WENT GREEN AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. CREW CANCELLED THE EMERGENCY AND MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO PASSENGER ISSUES REPORTED. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT MID POSITION SENSOR GAP PER MM 27-88-11-824-024. ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL TEST OF SLAT SENSOR PER MM 27-88-11, PAGE BLOCK 5.

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