SDR 0200199876

Service difficulty report · Rod · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48110
Aircraft time
53,441 hours, 50,022 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Slat Actuator
Component
Slat Actuator
Component part number
39200485511
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 SLATS WERE EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH SLATS RETRACTED AND FLAPS EXTENDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER SLAT ACTUATOR ROD WHICH WAS FOUND BROKEN AND LUBED THE LEFT WING SLAT ROLLERS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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