SDR 0401789956

Service difficulty report · Drain · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 28, 2004
Submitted
October 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47183
Aircraft time
98,695 hours, 78,671 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT CRUISE SPEED AND ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN WITH AUTOPILOT. CREW CANCELLED AUTOPILOT AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO TURN THE CONTROL WHEEL BY HAND. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO A LOWER WARMER ALTITUDE. CREW FELT A SNAP AND THEN CONTROL WAS MUCH EASIER BUT NOT NORMAL. BY FINAL APPROACH, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NORMAL AND THE LANDING AT MSP WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT DRAIN FOR THE SLANT PANEL PARTIALLY CLOGGED AND THE RIGHT DRAIN COMPLETELY CLOGGED. UPON REMOVING THE CENTER FLOORBOARDS, FOUND WATER INSIDE OF SLANT PANEL BOX. REMOVED ALL DEBRIS AND WATER, CLEARED DRAIN LINES, AND LEAK CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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