Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
August 8, 2000
Submitted
October 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Part
Panel
Part number
P100090002
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLL - FLT 1167 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL-FLL, AT FL 350, THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRNSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE NR 4 FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL. LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR APPROX 5-8 MINUTES, THEN EXTINGUISHED. NO ROLL OR ABNORMAL CONTROL RESPONSE WAS NOTED WITH AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. CREW NOTED THAT WHEN THEY PRESSED LEADING EDGE DEVICE ANNUNCIATION OF OVERHEAD PANEL, ALL LIGHTS ON FORWARD AND OVERHEADS PANELS ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMELL. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. ON DESCENT INTO FLL, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND WERE NORMAL DURING APPROACH AND LANDING. MX FOUND THE P5-12 FLAPS/SLATS ANNUNCIATOR PANEL TO BE SHORTED AND THE NR 4 SLAT INDICATION MID-EXT LIGHT INOP AS W

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