Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
August 26, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
65,918 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Flap System
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, CREW DISCOVERED THE OTBD FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND TO LANDING POSITION AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. CREW USED ALTERNATE (ELECTRIC) SYS TO EXTEND THE FLAPS AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE FLAP SYS WAS LUBED IAW THE MM AND TESTED SERVICEABLE, AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.