SDR 0200059752

Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
January 5, 2002
Submitted
January 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47116
Aircraft time
75,624 hours, 68,770 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ROLLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHEN SLAT EXTENDED. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AFTER 5 DEGREES OF FLAP SELECTED AND ROLLING MOVEMENT STOPPED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ANNUNCIATOR INDICATIONS. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT DTW. MAINTENANCE STATED THAT SLAT EXTENSION APPEARED NORMAL BUT SLAT RETRACTION WAS SLOW AND JERKY. ALL TRACKS AND TRACK DOORS ARE NORMAL. ALIGNMENT CHECK APPEARS NORMAL. THE RIGHT T-DUCT BINDS ON RETRACTION AND THE INBOARD RIGHT SLAT SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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