Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 24, 2011
Submitted
June 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
65,235 hours, 34,883 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE, ON FLAP RETRACTION THE OTBD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT ABOVE 4 DEGREES. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, FLAP SYS WAS LUBRICATED AND OPS CHECK PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.