Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
December 7, 2004
Submitted
December 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18865
Aircraft time
66,991 hours, 50,092 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL280, LE AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED (WING ANTI-ICE ON). NO ROLL OR DIRECTIONAL CENTRAL PROBLEM NOTED. NR 2 FLAP ON FE PNL L AMBER. SLOWED DOWN TO 230 KTS, CLOSED WING ANTI-ICE. LIGHT STAYED ON, RECEIVED QRH. DID NOT CHANGE CONFIG. DESCENDED T0 200 DECLARED EMERG. AFTER REDUCED PWR AND 240 FL LIGHT WON`T GO OUT KEPT POWER REDUCED. SUSPECT BLEED AIR LEAK. WING ANTI-ICE DUCTING ON THE LT SIDE LEAK CHECKED AS PER B727-100 AMM 30-13- 000-5 AND NO LEAKS FOUND. L/E POSITION INDICATING HARNESS INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. L/E FLAP POSITION INDICATING SWITCH REMOVED AND REPLACED PER B727-100 AMM 27-82-001-4 - PRECAUTIONARY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAULT, CHECKS SERVICEABLE.

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