Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
49,532 hours, 36,787 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2061121
Part serial
476
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Part time
10 hours, 7 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 723 FROM ROC TO TOL. AFTER DEPARTURE, DURING FLAP RETRACTION THE OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED ASYMMETRY BETWEEN THE FLAP FIVE DEGREE AND TWO DEGREE POSITION. ACCOMPLISHED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO ROC AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION INDICATOR WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 27-52-21 AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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