What was found
DURING CLIMB, THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N611US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251B
- Aircraft serial
- 20356
- System (JASC)
- 2782 · Leading Edge Slat Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 126344171
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 3 Le Flap
- Part time
- 69,559 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.