Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 29, 2003
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
35,439 hours, 21,706 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
L/E Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS FROM 5 DEGREES THE PILOTS L/E FLAP AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. S/O PANEL SHOWED THE NR 1 L/E FLAP WAS AMBER. RAN RED TABS RETURNED TO MEM AFTER DUMPING APPROX 4000 LBS FUEL. R&R NR 1 L/E FLAP SWITCH REF B727 MM 27-82-001-4.

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