Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 15, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22548
Aircraft time
43,530 hours, 30,383 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Slat System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 T/O WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS FROM 2 TO 0 DEG NBR 2 SLAT LIGHT REMAINED ON. QRH ACTIONS ACCOMPLISHED AND LIGHTS REMAINED ON. RETURNED TO LAND. SLAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER LANDING FOUND 4 OF THE 5 PINS PUSHED BACK IN CONNECTOR AT THE NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR DISCONNECT. JUMPER NO HELP REMOVED JUMPER FROM CONNECTOR D0948 AND 2 PIN WERE PUSHED IN AGAIN AND 1 PIN PULLED OUT THROUGH SOCKET, R & R C/P FOR S199 SLAT SWITCH. SMP AND WDM 27-81-02. NEEDS OPS CHECKS. WHEN OPERATING SLATS, FOUND THAT GREEN EXTEND LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. AMBER TRANSENT LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. DISCONNECTED PLUG D1114 AT EXTEND SWITCH AND JUMPERED PINS 5 & 6, AMBER LIGHT CAME ON. SWITCH S309 NEEDS REPLACED. 2 PANELS AT NR2 SLAT ARE REMOVED AND PLUG D1114 REMAINS DISCONNECTED. REF 727, WDM 27-81-02. R & R NR 2 SLAT POSITION INDCATION SWITCH IAW AMM 27-82-011-4. OPS CHECK OK IAW AMM 27-81-000-5. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. (CLOSED)