Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
October 28, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
60,073 hours, 32,171 cycles
Part
Slat
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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 715 FROM MEM TO TOL. DURING CLIMB OPERATION ON FLAP RETRACTION THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE DEVICE WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE POSITION SWITCH WAS PERFORMED AND THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.