Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
January 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21395
Part
Switch
Part number
40174
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 5 Le Flap
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.

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL T/O AND FLAP RETRACTION, WE LEVELED AT 5,000 FT AND LEADING EDGE DEVICE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DEGREE SHOWED NR 5 LED UNSAFE. WING ANTI-ICE ON CHECKLIST COMPLETION EXTINGUISHED LIGHT BUT IT CAME ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES NO STRUCTURAL LIMITS EXCEEDED. ANTI-ICE CYCLED ON AND OFF WITH NO RESULTS. REPLACED NR 5 L/E KRUEGER FLAP SWITCH. L/E FLAP INDICATION OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY ON GROUND TEST.