Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
October 21, 2003
Submitted
October 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22038
Aircraft time
38,558 hours, 23,623 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
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

ON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG, LED NR 5 (RT SIDE) DID NOT FULLY RETRACT. AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LED POSITION INDICATOR AFT BULKHEAD. COMPLIED WITH RED TABS, DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 L/E FLAP POSITION SWITCH IAW MM 27-82-001-4. FLAP/SLAT INDICATION NORMAL WITH NUMEROUS EXTENSION AND RETRACTION.

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