Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
September 19, 2009
Submitted
September 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24636
Aircraft time
67,637 hours, 21,566 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Airspeed Zipper
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND PASSING 10,000 FT, AIRSPEED ZIPPER DID NOT INCREASE TO EXPECTED CLIMB AIRSPEED, MAX AIRSPEED 268 KTS AT FL 360, ZIPPER RESTRICTED AIRSPEED TO 238 KIAS. DURING DESCENT, PASSING FL300 ZIPPER INCREASED TO 268. DURING APPROACH ZIPPER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH FLAP EXTENSIONS. FOUND VMO/MMO SWITCH ON THE P65 PNL TO BE IN THE ALTN POSITION. RETURNED TO NORMAL AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR WIRE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM 34-12-00-5. OPS GOOD.

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