Service difficulty report · Linkage · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 3, 2009
Submitted
February 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
60,220 hours, 32,274 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1716 FROM TOL TO STL. DURING CLIMB OPERATION WHEN RETRACTING THE FLAP FROM 5 DEGREES TO 2 DEGREES THE NR 4 L/E FLAP AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL WHERE IT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. FOUND THE NR 4 FLAP SWITCH ACTIVATION LINKAGE DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 L/E FLAP POSITION SWITCH LINKAGE, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.