Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46636
Aircraft time
66,448 hours, 20,920 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Frozen
Location
Flap Transmitter
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

AFTER T/O THE UPPER FOOT CAME DOWN AND A/T'S WENT TO IDLE, THEN BTM FOOT CAME UP AND THROTTLES CLAMPED AND WENT TO MAX. DISC THROTTLES AND THEN FOOT CAME UP AND THROTTLES CAME TO MAX, CLAMP AGAIN. UPPER AND LOWER FOOT CYCLED INTO THE AIRSP CAUSING THROTTLES TO ALTERNATLEY GO FROM MAX TO IDLE. IT APPEARED THAT ACFT ONLY THOUGHT IT WAS TOO FAST. AIRSPEED WAS NEVER TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW FOR THE CONFIG. CHKD WIRING TO ROB FLAP TRANSMITTER FROM NR 1 FCC, NO FAULTS NOTED. FOUND CONNECTOR AT ROB TRANSMITTER ICED UP. REMOVED ICE AND DRIED PLUG REFER TO WRI 27- 50/2130 FOR CURRENT DEFERRAL PROCEDURE. USED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR DEFERRAL WHICH REMOVES WIRE B502-1231 -22 FROM S3625.

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