ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378246
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 1984 |
| Time: | 06:54 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-227 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N722AA |
| MSN: | 20730/956 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32671 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN UNCOMMANDED DEPLOYMENT OF THE #8 LEADING EDGE SLAT OCCURRED DURING A CLIMB. CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS NOT AFFECTED & THE FLT CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION. THE CREW ATTEMPT TO RECYCLE THE SLATS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AN EXAM OF THE #8 SLAT ACTUATOR DID NOT DISCLOSE A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. HOWEVER, BOEING DID REPORT THE ACTUATOR RETRACT LOCK SWITCH DISPLAYED EVIDENCE OF AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION THAT COULD HAVE FALSELY INDICATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS RETRACTED, WHEN IN REALITY IT HAD NOT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85IA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1998 | N722AA | American Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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