Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21491
Aircraft time
37,256 hours, 24,588 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL, WHEN TRAILING FLAPS EXTENDED TO 5 DEG, THE AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAPS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON FO PANEL AND THE NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT (BOTH GREEN AND AMBER), DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON SO PANEL. RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED. ON ARRIVAL, FLAPS/SLATS EXTENDED NORMALLY. INSTALLED LEADING EDGE FLAP JUMPER SWITCH FOR NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP SWITCH. OPERATED FLAP SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES AND SYSTEM CKS GOOD IAW MM. REQUIRES JUMPER, REMOVED AND FLAP SWITCH REPLACED AS TIME PERMITS.