What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, NR 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY FLAP PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2003
- Submitted
- February 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N815EA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 22552
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D5
- System (JASC)
- 2782 · Leading Edge Slat Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 1U109592
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 7 Le Slat
- 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.