SDR 0105139995

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
December 21, 2001
Submitted
January 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8978E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47327
Aircraft time
74,622 hours, 67,532 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND STABILIZED. NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND INDICATION BUT SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURE AND LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT LEADING EDGE SLAT AT GPT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY AND LUBRICATED THE LEFT T-DUCT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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