Service difficulty report · Flap System · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
October 21, 2005
Submitted
October 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47813
Aircraft time
74,592 hours, 18,258 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, 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 CONFIG, A/C ROLLED LEFT REQ 3/4 DEFLECTION TO RIGHT TO HOLD A/C LEVEL. A/C WAS CONTROLLABLE TO TOUCHDOWN. ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, DISCOVERED THAT THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT OUTBD FLAP VANE HAD DEPARTED THE A/C. REMOVED RT INBD FLAP SPRING CARTRIGDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT OB FLAP ASSY AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT/TEST IAW UAL DC10-30 MM 27-50-02. INSTALLED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAP VANES ON LT OUTER FLAP, REF UAL M/M 27-50-03. INSTALLED LT OUTBOARD FLAP VANE CARTRIDGE, REF UAL M/M 27-51-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 SPOILER PER UAL M/M27-60-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 SPOILER PANEL PER M/M 27-60-01.

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