Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
December 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22926
Aircraft time
29,439 hours, 19,918 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Flap System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON INTIAL FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG, NR6 L/E FLAP DID NOT RETRACT, QRH PROCEDURE RAN WITH NO SUCCESSFUL RETRACTION. ON TAXI-IN, FLAP HANDLE BROUGHT UP AND NR6 L/E FLAP STILL INDICATED EXTENDED. TROUBLE SHOT TO WIRES AT CONNECTOR D916. BUILT UP AND INSTALLED A NEW CONNECTOR (AIRCRAFT SIDE) WITH NEW WIRE PER SWP MANUAL 20-61-00. SPLICED WIRE W568-005-20 AND W568-006-20. APPROX 12 INCHES FROM CONNECTOR TO AIRCRAFT WIRES PER SWP 20-30-12.WIRES W568-050-20 AND W568-048-20 ARE ALL NEW. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF FLAP/SLAT SYSTEM PER AMM 27-82-000-0. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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