SDR 0301049995

Service difficulty report · Slat · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 26, 2003
Submitted
May 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8978E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47327
Aircraft time
77,421 hours, 70,038 cycles
Part
Slat
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROLL WHEN THE SLATS WERE INITIALLY EXTENDED. COM PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH AND WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE SLAT EXTEND RELAY WAS PULLED AND RESET PER THOSE PROCEDURES THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT MKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SLAT OPERATING SYSTEM BUT FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. ALL TESTS RESULTS WERE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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