Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
August 30, 2009
Submitted
September 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
57,716 hours, 41,851 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
40174
Part serial
02005
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OPERATION, WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAP FROM FLAPS 5 TO FLAPS 2. THE L/E FLAP AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FLIGHT ENGINEERS FLAP DISPLAY INDICATED NR 6 FLAP OUT. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED AND THE NR 6 L/E FLAP POSITION SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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