Service difficulty report · Switches · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
April 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27145
Part
Switches
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
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

LAX - FLT 6 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGE: 'LE SLAT ASYM.' FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE BITE CHECKED ALL THREE FSEU'S AND OPERATED THE SLATS. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. FLIGHT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND RETURNED TO LAX FOR SAME PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SLAT LOSS SWITCHES, ADJUSTED THE RIGHT SWITCH, AND SWAPPED THE NR 1 AND NR 3 FSEU'S. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RETURN (4-16-97).

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