SDR 0401399907

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 22, 2004
Submitted
September 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47253
Aircraft time
86,187 hours, 101,014 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
39200485511
Part serial
00528
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Slat Actuator
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

UPON CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, THE RIGHT SLAT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRCRAFT DID ROLL UNCOMMANDED TO THE RIGHT. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT DTW. MAINTENANCE AT DTW FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BOLTS FOR THE RIGHT SLAT T-DUCT WERE LOOSE (AND ONE BACKED OUT) AND THE LEFT SLAT ACTUATOR EYE-BOLT WAS BROKEN. ALL LOOSE HARDWARE WAS SECURED, THE DAMAGED ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, THE SLAT CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED, AND ALL DAMAGE TO SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM WAS BLENDED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT NOT YET BACK IN SERVICE.

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