Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21464
Aircraft time
45,806 hours, 29,499 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
40173
Part serial
15812
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Le 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

DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG THE NR1 L/E FLAP IN TRANSIT LIGHT AND L/E FLAP YELLOW LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NO ASSYEMETRY NOTED IN FLIGHT CONTROLS. NR 1 L/E FLAP, IAW MM REF 27-82-000-1, NO HELP. NEED POSITION SWITCH. PHL U TRIED JUMPER OF NR 1 L/E FLAP SWITCH NO HELP. R & R NR1 L/E FLAP POSITION INDICATING SWITCH IAW AMM 27-82-00. 1-4 SYS CK`S NORMAL. (CLOSED)