Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 1, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21304
Aircraft time
73,683 hours, 49,690 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
40174
Part serial
9739
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 6 Le Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C AIR TURNBACK WITH PR. NR 6 KRUEGER FLAP FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND NR 6 KRUEGER AND ALL FLAPS OPERATE NORMAL. FOUND L/E FLAP INTRANSIT AMBER LIGHT ON FWD PNL AND ON S/O''S PNL ILLUM. REPLACED THE NR 6 KRUEGER FLAP POS SWITCH. OPERATED FLAPS, OPS NORMAL. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.