Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
November 16, 2006
Submitted
November 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22019
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

"UPON RETRACTION OF FLAPS AFTER TAKEOFF, AMBER NR 7 LEADING EDGE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, RUN COM PROCEDURE 2.27.12, DUMPED FUEL RETURN TO DEW. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR PER MM 27-81-32, OPS CHECK LEAK CHECK OK WHILE RARE ACTUATOR MX FOUND FOUR BROKEN WIRES OUTBOARD OF ACTUATOR SPLICED WIRES PER MM 20-00, OPS CHECK NORMAL, LE FLAP TRANSIT ANNUNCIATOR LET REMAINS ILLUMINATED WITH FLAPS UP PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECKS OF PINS AT CONNECTORS D1906 AND D1942 IAW 727 MM 27-82-00 TO VERIFY SERVICEABILITY OF FLAP AND SLAT POSITION SWITCHES ALL CK GOOD INDICATIONS AT SO. TEST PANEL INDICATE PROPER SO TRANSIT REMOVED LE POSITION CONTROL MODULE FOR IT’S PURPOSES LE FLAP TRANSIT ANNUNCIATOR LET REMAINS IL

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