What was found
AIR TURN BACK, DURING CLIMB FROM BWI LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT NOTED TO BE ILLUMINATED ON BOTH OVERHEAD & FWD PANEL. FOUND NR 1 LE FLAP OTBD FLAP NOSE LINK ROD END BROKEN. R & R ROD IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2013
- Submitted
- November 20, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N619SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 28035
- Aircraft time
- 58,325 hours, 47,193 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 65C26269
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Le Flap
- 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.