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A B747-200 in climb at 16000 ft diverted due to #2 leading edge flap amber warning light on continuously. Manual procedures no help. Fuel dumped.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 605417 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l.e. flap position warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff from ZZZ, on flap retraction, the #2 right amber light remained on. Followed abnormal flight handbook procedures for manual retraction and light remained on. Dumped fuel and returned to ZZZ for maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-200 IN CLB AT 16000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO #2 LEADING EDGE FLAP AMBER WARNING LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. MANUAL PROCS NO HELP. FUEL DUMPED.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ, ON FLAP RETRACTION, THE #2 R AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL FLT HANDBOOK PROCS FOR MANUAL RETRACTION AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR MAINT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.