What was found
AIR TURNBACK ACCOUNT LEADING EDGE AMBER LIGHT ON F/OS PANEL AT FLAPS 2 WITH S/OS PANEL LIGHTS INDICATING NORMAL. FLAPS NOT RETRACTED PAST 2 DEGREES INFLIGHT. FOUND NR 5 L/E FLAP SW S206 SHORTED. REPLACED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2001
- Submitted
- February 15, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N535DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 22048
- Aircraft time
- 60,650 hours, 44,937 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Nr 6 Le Flap
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.