Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
November 25, 2003
Submitted
November 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22621
Aircraft time
36,927 hours, 22,812 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER INITIAL TAKEOFF ON FLAP RETRACTION GOING FROM FLAPS 2 TO FLAPS 0. NR 4 LED SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO PHL, HAD TO GO TO FLAPS 5 TO GET GREEN LIGHT AND NORMAL POSITION. FOUND MOISTURE IN NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR CONNECTOR. CLEANED SAME. OPS CK'S OK. NUMEROUS CYCLES PER M/M 27-82-011-4. AIRCRAFT OK FOR FURTHER SERVICE.

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