SDR USAA079903

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926TS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20774
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC45FT18A14S
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 6421 - LGA-DCA - DURING APPROACH TO DCA SELECTING FLAPS 2 DEGREES GAVE NORMAL LEADING EDGE DEVICES, 2 DEGREES OUTBOARD FLAPS AND 0 DEGREES INBOARD FLAPS. AT 15 DEGREES AND HIGHER INBOARD FLAPS CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND FOLLOWED FLAPS SELECTED ALL THE WAY TO FLAPS 40 DEGREES, LANDED WITH FLAPS AT 40 DEGREES. INBOARD FLAPS UP VERIFIED VISUALLY, COMPLIED WITH AOM PROCEDURES. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER BOEING MM REF 27-51-0, PAGE 102. FOUND CONTAMINATION OF INBOARD FLAP POSITION INDICATOR CONNECTOR. CLEANED CONNECTOR OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM. (M)