SDR 0300969861

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 8, 2003
Submitted
May 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47758
Aircraft time
60,680 hours, 59,682 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nr 1 & 2 Slats
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON INITIAL SLAT EXTENSION THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE BLUE SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SLAT EXTEND INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS THE EXTEND DID LIGHT UP AND THE DISAGREE EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTROL WAS NORMAL AFTER THAT AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SLAT CONTROL CABLES HAD LOW TENSION AND THE NR 2 SLAT DRIVE STOP WAS HITTING. ALL OF THE SLAT CABLES WERE RIGGED AND THE STOPS ADJUSTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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