737 Flight Crew Operations Manual
9.8
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AUTO SLAT FAIL
1 Continue normal operation.
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1 Passenger signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON
3 Consider landing at the nearest suitable airport.
4 Stay at or below the reduced airspeed at which the
vibration stopped for the rest of the flight. Limit
bank angle to 15° until below 20,000 feet.
5 Do not deploy speedbrakes in flight.
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AUTO SLAT
FAIL
AUTO SLAT FAIL
Condition:
The auto slat system is failed.
Elevator Tab Vibration
Condition:
An elevator tab vibration occurs in flight.
One or more of the following may be an
indication of an elevator tab vibration:
•Vibration that originates, and is strongest,
in the aft part of the airplane but can be
felt throughout the airplane
•Vibration that is felt in the control wheel
and rudder pedals
•Vibration that causes items attached to
the airplane, such as sun visors, to move.
Do not use speedbrakes or change aircraft
configuration to reduce airspeed. Do not reduce
airspeed below the minimum speed for the
existing flap setting and gross weight.
2
Smoothly reduce airspeed until the vibration
stops.
March 18, 2016