SDR 0500609944

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 22, 2005
Submitted
April 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1309T
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47316
Aircraft time
87,314 hours, 88,841 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Rt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A, L

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

What was found

UPON SLAT EXTENSION FOR LANDING AT MBS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY AND THE "SLAT DISAGREEMENT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER VISUAL CHECK, BOTH WINGS SLATS DID EXTEND BUT THE RIGHT WING WAS NOT AS FAR AS THE LEFT SIDE. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW DUE TO THE LONGER RUNWAY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SLAT CABLE TENSION LOW ON THE RIGHT WING AND RE-RIGGED ALL SLAT CABLES ON BOTH WINGS. MAINTENANCE IS STILL IN PROGRESS AS OF 1100 ON 25APR.

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