Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
April 7, 2011
Submitted
April 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N264FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21626
Aircraft time
52,456 hours, 32,326 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002916
Part serial
FX0014
Condition
Failed
Location
Slat/ Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 LED FAILED TO RETRACT ON FLAP RETRACTION. REF 27-82-000-1 NR 1 SLAT HAS L/E JUMPER CABLE INSTALLED REF AMM 27-82-000-1 C/0473391. INSTALLED JUMPER ADAPTER ON NR 1 SLAT IAW MM 27-82-000-1. OPS CHECKED FLAP/SLAT SYSTEM PER MM 27-81-000-5 SYSTEM OPS. CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED NR 1 SLAT JUMPER. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL CONNECTOR PLUG ON NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR CYLINDER WIRING. POWERED FLAPS UP AND LOWERED FLAPS, INDICATION NORMAL IAW MM27-81-000-5. OBSERVED FLAPS PHYSICALLY IN THEIR OPERATION, OPS NORMAL. REMOVED NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED NEW ACTUATOR CHECKED ALL WIRING FOR NR 1 SLAT SWITCHES (S198,S308) TO LE CONTROL UNIT (M618). ALL WIRING CHECKED GOOD.