# SDR C8GA20090183

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 30, 2009
- Submitted: September 1, 2009
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N286SC
- Make and model: Boeing 727-2A1
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-2A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 21601
- Aircraft time: 57,716 hours, 41,851 cycles
- System (JASC): [2781 · Leading Edge Slat Position Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2781)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090183

## Discrepancy

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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