Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21432
Part
Indicator
Part number
10619261
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHEN FLAPS WERE POSITIONED TO FLAPS 2, THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD SHOWED SLIGHT ASYMMETRY (ABOUT 1 NEEDLE WIDTH) RAN CHECKLIST AND LOWERED FLAPS WITH ALTERNATE FLAP SWITCHES. FLAPS LOWERED TO 30 ON BOTH OUTBOARD, BUT INBOARD NOW SHOWED A SLIGHT SPLIT(ABOUT 5). HOWEVER, THE NEEDLE EVENTUALLY VIBRATED (OR FLICKERED) TO NORMAL(30,30). REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATOR. RAN FLAPS. INDICATION AND FLAPS CHECKED NORMAL.