Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21258
Aircraft time
69,259 hours, 53,959 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Flap Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLAP RETRACTION AT THE 15 DEG POSITION THE I/B FLAPS INDICATED ASYMMETRY. POM PROCEDURE C/W. RETURNED TO CVG. LANDING WEIGHT 151,000 LBS. SMOOTH LANDING. FOUND RIGHT /B CANNON PLUG AT TRANSMITTER CORRODED. REPLACED SAME. NO HELP. ISOLATED PROBLEM TO LT WING. FOUND WIRE SHORTED ABOVE LEFT MAIN GEAR. REPAIRED SAME. RAN FLAPS, ALL CKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.