What was found
DURING CLIMB ON FLAP RETRACION, OUTBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT BEYOND 5 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED OUTBOARD INDICATOR AND PERFORMED FLAP OPERATIONAL CHECK, CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21788
- System (JASC)
- 2751 · Trailing Flap Position Indicating System
- Part
- Indicator
- Part number
- 181229932
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit Ind
- Part time
- 12,036 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.