SDR 0400459750

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 18, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47114
Aircraft time
79,258 hours, 72,522 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Stretched
Location
Nr 5 Slat
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

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED WHEN SLATS WERE SELECTED TO EXTEND. BOTH BLUE SLAT EXTEND AND SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. DISAGREE LIGHT WENT OUT AND EXTEND LIGHT CAME ON STEADY AT 135 KTS. CREW STATES THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING CONTROLLED MANUALLY (NOT AUTOPILOT) AND DID NOT FEEL ANY ROLLING TENDENCIES. LANDING AT DTW WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT EXTEND SWITCH AND THEN FOUND BOTH WINGS SLAT EXTEND CABLES WERE OUT OF LIMITS. CABLES WERE REPLACED AND RIGGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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