Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 3, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22933
Aircraft time
22,036 hours, 14,451 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OUTBOARD FLAPS STAYED AT 2 DEG WHEN FLAP HANDLE PUT TO 5 DEG. RAN QRH. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. IN WORK. RAN FLAPS TO 25 DEG. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT OUTBD FOREFLAP BROKEN OFF OF FLAP TRACKS. EVALUATING DAMAGE AND PARTS AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT O/B MIDFLAP AND I/B MIDFLAP TRACK, REMOVED AND REPLACED FOREFLAP.

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