SDR 0201069997

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 21, 2002
Submitted
April 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8933E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47142
Aircraft time
80,891 hours, 77,729 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Slats
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

UPON SLAT EXTENSION, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW CYCLED SLATS ONCE MORE WITH SAME RESULTS. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITHOUT SLATS AT FSD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CHECKED THE SLATS, OPERATED USING EACH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDIVIDUALLY AND BOTH SLATS WORKED NORMALLY. LUBRICATED THE 'T' DUCTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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