Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22253
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
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

AFTER FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO 0 THE AMBER LE FLAPS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FWD PANEL SO PANEL READ NR5 LE FLAP IN TRANSIT ABNORMAL PROCEDURE COMPLETE PROBLEM REMAINED. FOUND CONNECTOR LOOSE FOR SWITCH CLEANED, RESECURED SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG RAN FLAPS OPS CK NML IAW M/M 27-82-0. DEFERRED IAW MEL 27-6 CAT C CNTRL NR23651 PLACARD INSTALLED. GREEN L/E INTRANSIT LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REF DMI NR23651. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, P/N 10-61803-80 IAW M/M 33-10-51, GROUND CHECKS NML.THIS CLEARS DMI NR23651.