Service difficulty report · Rod End · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23560
Part
Rod End
Part number
65447609
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 6 Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FL 96 - FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT DUE TO THE NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. CAPTAIN ADVISED THAT THE NR 6 SLAT INDICATED THAT IT WAS ST ILL EXTENDED AND THAT CONTROL FEEL WAS ABNORMAL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT ROD-END ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)