Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21315
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 1 Le Flap
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNSAFE (AMBER LIGHT) INDICATION EXT AT FLAPS 5 POSITION. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT L/E FLAP NR 1 FAILED TO EXTEND PROPERLY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, L/E FLAPS LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND POS IND APPEARED NORMAL. ADJUSTED NR 1 L/E FLAP SWITCH PER MM, CHECKS NORMAL.