Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 4, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
38,064 hours, 23,979 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
L/E Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM 15 TO 5 L/E FLAP INDICATOR WENT FROM GREEN TO AMBER. S/O LED POSITION INDICATORS SHOWED NR 6 LED RETRACTED. CYCLING FLAPS CHANGED NOTHING. LANDED WITH FLAPS 30 WITH A L/E FLAP AMBER WITH NR 6 INDICATING RETRACTED. REPLACED NR 6 LEADING EDGE FLAP POSITION INDICATING SWITCH IAW M/M 27-82-001-4. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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