Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Boeing 727290

Difficulty date
September 17, 2003
Submitted
September 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295AS
Make and model
Boeing 727290
Aircraft serial
22147
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF OUTBOARD FLAPS RETRACTED TO 2 DEGREE POSITION WHILE INBOARDS REMAINED AT 5 DEGREE POSITION. RAN SPLIT FLAP EMERGENCY PROCEDURE INBOARDS REMAINED AT 5 WITH ALTERNATE FLAPS. RETURNED TO ELP, VERIFIED INBOARD FLAPS LOCKED OUT. INSPECTED FLAPS AND FLAP DRIVE MECHANISM & FOUND TO BE OK. RESEATED INBOARD FLAP INDICATOR ELEC CONNECTOR AND ALTERNATE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR CONNECTOR. FLAPS RETRACTED AND EXTENDED TO 30 DEGREES, LUBED FLAP AND JACKSCREWS AND TRACK CYCLED 15 MORES TIMES, OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW 727 MM 27-51-141 AND 27-52-00.