Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
November 19, 2003
Submitted
December 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22937
Aircraft time
26,954 hours, 15,495 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
651781822
Part serial
2203
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 500
Part time
1,833 hours, 1,381 cycles
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

ON PUSHBACK MEM AFTER DISCONNECT WITH A PUMPS ON, L/E FLAPS REMAINED UNSAFE. CYCLED FLAPS 2-5 DEGREES WENT GREEN. CYCLED FLAPS BACK UP, UNSAFE WENT OUT. PASSING 10K UNSAFE L/E FLAPS RE-ILLUMINATED. CYCLED DOWN AND BACK LIGHT WENT OUT. PASSING 19K, UNSAFE L/E FLAP RE-ILLUMINATED RETURNED TO MEM. LOWERING FLAPS FOR LANDING, L/E FLAP UNSAFE OUT SELECTING FLAPS 5. REMAINS UNSAFE FLAPS 2 OPERATED L/E SEVERAL TIMES. L/E FLAP LIGHT REMAINED LIT WHEN SLATS WERE UP. CHECKED LED PANEL AND CONFIRMED NR 4 SLAT NOT UP INDICATION. T/S PER WDM AND DETERMINED NR 4 SLAT ACT SW IS BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 SLAT ACT REF 727-200MM 27-81-032-4, OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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