SDR GAIA0045

Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
January 28, 2000
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180AX
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
20041
Part
Flap
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 1760 - FWA-MEM - THE CREW RAISED THE FLAPS AND HAD THE OUTBOARD FLAPS STICK AT 4 DEGREES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FWA AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. MAINTENANCE USED THE ALTERNATE METHOD TO RAISE THE FLAPS TO ZERO DEGREES AND CYCLED THE FLAPS THROUGH TO 30 DEGREES THREE TIMES. THE FLAPS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED ALL TIMES WITH NO DIFFICULTIES. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVIC. (M)