Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 727100

Difficulty date
June 21, 2003
Submitted
June 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N185FE
Make and model
Boeing 727100
Aircraft serial
18871
Aircraft time
68,032 hours, 50,392 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 4 LEADING EDGE FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN WE MOVED FROM FLAP 5 TO 2 WHILE INFLIGHT. INSTALLED JUMPER CABLE ON NR 4 L/E FLAP. UPON INSP FOUND NR 4 LE FLAP LIGHT ON AT S/O'S. PANEL WHEN NR 4 LE FLAP FULLY RETRACTED. INSTALLED ADAPTER CABLE ON NR 4 LE FLAP INDICATION SWITCH IAW MM CH 27-82-000-1. ALL LEADING EDGE FLAP AND SLATS OPS CK NORM IAW MM 27-81-000-0. REMOVED ADAPTER CABLE FROM NR 4 LEADING EDGE FLAP SWITCH, CLEANED ALL CONNECTIONS, PREFORMED OPS CHECK OF FLAP/SLAT SYSTEM IAW M.M. 27-82-001-4. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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