SDR 0401939153

Service difficulty report · Pulley · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
October 26, 2004
Submitted
October 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8912E
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45829
Aircraft time
85,914 hours, 91,883 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Pulley
Condition
Worn
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING AFTER SELECTING FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES DOWN, THE CREW FELT A SLIGHT ROLL AND NOTICED THAT THE LT FLAP INDICATOR WAS AT 20 DEGREES AND THE RT FLAP INDICATOR WAS AT 30 DEGREES. CREW EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES TO ALLOW TIME FOR COM PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE. FLIGHT EVENTUALLY MADE A SAFE UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND LOW CABLE TENSION ON THE FLAP BUS CABLES, A WORN PULLEY, AND A WORN CABLE. PULLEY AND CABLE WERE REPLACED AND CABLES WERE RETENTION AND RIGGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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