Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Le Slat
Component
6546422305
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, NR 2 SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY. COCKPIT INDICATIONS SHOWED NR 2 RETRACTED. DURING EXTENSION FROM 1-5 DEGRESS IT DID NOT EXTEND, BUT FROM 5-10 DEGREES IT SLAMMED TO FULL EXTEND AND THEN RETRACTED TO EXT WITH ASSOCIATED L/E INTRANSIT LIGHT AND OVERHEAD AMBER IND. ALL OTHER FLAPS/SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY. FOUND I/B PROGRAM TRACK ATTACH POINT ON SLAT BROKEN. REPLACED SLAT, ACTUATOR, CLOSEOUT DOOR, 2 HYDRAULIC LINES AND MADE SHEET METAL REPAIR TO INBOARD SLAT TRACK CUTOUT PER M/M.