What was found
AIRCRAFT, AIR RETURN DUE TO NR 3 L/E SLAT REMAINED EXTENDED AND NR 3 SLAT REMAINED IN TRANSIT DURING FLAP RETRACTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR THEN CLEANED AND RESEATED NR 2 L/E SLAT SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2009
- Submitted
- March 12, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N86425
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21459
- Aircraft time
- 66,987 hours, 39,338 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- Engine time
- 34,566 hours, 44,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2782 · Leading Edge Slat Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 106179213
- Part serial
- 3412
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 3 Slat
- Part time
- 65,987 hours, 39,338 cycles
- 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.