Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 26, 2003
Submitted
September 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21670
Aircraft time
33,609 hours, 24,269 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
UNK
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 6 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

AFTER T/O NR 6 LED FAILED TO RETRACT. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO MEM. REPEAT WRITEUP, NO DIRECTIONAL PROBLEMS. DURING CREW DEBRIEF, INDICATION WAS FOR NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT, NOT KRUEGER FLAP. AFTER TRANSLOAD, CYCLED FLAPS SEVERALTIMES AND FINALLY DUPLICATED PROBLEM WITH NR 6 SLAT AMBER {INTRANSIT} LIGHT ON BOTH FWD AND AFT PANELS. LEFT FLAPS EXTENDED FOR MORE T/S REF 727 MM 27-82-001-4. DURING T/S OPERATED L/E FLAPS AND SLATS APPROX 30 CYCLES. THE NR 6 FLAP IS THE ONLY LED THAT FAILED INDICATION, ABOUT 8 TIMES OUT OF TEN IT FAILED. AT NO TIME DID THE NR 6 SLAT FAIL INDICATION. INSTALLED FLAP POSITION SWITCH PER BOEING MM 27-82-0001-4. SYSTEM OPS CK OK.

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