SDR 0201199995

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 18, 2002
Submitted
April 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8978E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47327
Aircraft time
75,257 hours, 68,082 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Ratcheting
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

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING INTO GRR, THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL NO SLAT LANDING AT GRR. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY ABNORMALITIES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR FERRY FLIGHT AND PROBLEM REPEATED ON APPROACH INTO DTW. DTW MAINTENANCE NOTED A SLIGHT RATCHETING ON THE RIGHT T-DUCT DURING OPERATION. THE T-DUCT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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