Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
August 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Aircraft time
44,105 hours, 34,820 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
4816R147S
Condition
Dirty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 738 FROM SLW TO GDL, DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SLW, THE INBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT BEYOND 15 DEGREES. APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SLW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT PERFORMED THOROUGH INSPECTION CHECK OF INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP SYSTEM, FOUND BYPASS VALVE CONNECTOR CONTAMINATED. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND RESET FLAP POSITION INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.