Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
September 25, 2001
Submitted
October 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19544
Part
Flap
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT ELP, INBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE SELECTED POSITION OF 15 DEGREES. MX ADVISED TO RESET INBOARD T/E FLAP POSITION CB. RESET INDICATOR WENT FROM 0 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES. TAXI BACK TO GATE. WENT TO APU AND FLAPS THEN INDICATED 15 DEGREES. T/S FLAP POSITION INDICATION SYSTEM FOR I/B TRAILING AFT FLAPS. FOUND TERMINALS ON FLAP C/B REPLACED I/B FLAP C/B FOUND PIN B2 RECESSED ON R 187 RELAY REPOSITIONED PIN B2. REPLACED R187 RELAY SWAPPED BUS PROTECT ION PANEL, NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL BUS PROT PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED I/B FLAP BY-PASS VALVE IAW B727 MM 27-51-151. REMOVED CONNECTOR SHELLS ON I/B FLAP INDICATOR, LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP POSITION XMITTER, I/B FLAP BYPASS VALVE.