SDR 0301039995

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
May 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8978E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47327
Aircraft time
77,407 hours, 70,025 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5919526508
Condition
Damaged
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

WHEN SLATS WERE SELECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 220 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE AMBER SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. AS FLIGHT CREW INITIATED COM PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 175 KTS THE SLAT EXTEND DID ILLUMINATE AND THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT WENT OUT. THE LANDING AT MSP WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT T-DUCT AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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