Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
June 24, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23990
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 1591 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL, EN ROUTE TO ORD, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE SLAT WAS INDICATING INTRANSIT AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. LEFT AILERON TRIM OF 1.5 TO 2 UNITS WAS REQUIRED TO LEVEL WINGS AT 230 KNOTS. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO PIT WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED AND FOUND WIRES IN NR 3 SLAT CONDUIT CHAFFED. REPLACED WIRES FROM ACTUATOR ROD END SWITCH TO LEADING EDGE OF WING. ALL INDICATIONS CHECK NORMAL. CHECKED SLAT OPERATION. NO DISCREPANCIES OR BINDING FOUND. (M)