# SDR C8GA20090004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 3, 2009
- Submitted: February 6, 2009
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N708AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708AA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial: 22465
- Aircraft time: 60,220 hours, 32,274 cycles
- System (JASC): [2781 · Leading Edge Slat Position Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2781)
- Part: Linkage
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Le Flap
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090004

## Discrepancy

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.

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