Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20933
Part
Spring
Condition
Frozen
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF UPON FLAP RETRACTION, ASYMMETRIC OUTBOARD FLAPS, FLAPS IND DOESN'T MATCH DETENT, FLAP HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM 0 TO 2 DEGREES. FOUND LT OTBD FLAP TRANSMITTER RETRACT SPRING STIFF FROM COLD - FREED SPRING WITH HEAT - OPS CKS GOOD NOW.