Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 25, 2001
Submitted
June 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6816
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19491
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
L/E Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 718 - ELP - ON CLIMB-OUT, FLAPS RETRACTED NORMALLY. THEN AMBER 'L/E FLAPS' LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 8,000 FT CONFIRMED DOWN L/E NR 6 ON FE PANEL. LOWERED FLAPS AT 230 KIAS TO 2 DEGREES WITH NORMAL GREEN LIGHT AN NO AMBER. RETRACTED AND 'L/E FLAPS' REMAINED AMBER. RECYCLED AGAIN WITH WING ANTI-ICE ON. 'L/E AMBER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO ELP. DISCONNECTED AND CLEANED LEADING EDGE NR 6 FLAP CANNON PLUG AND RE-SECURED. LOWERED AND RETRACTED FLAPS. LEADING EDGE FLAPS TEST LIGHTS GOOD. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)