SDR 0601929601

Service difficulty report · Flap System · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 1, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47038
Aircraft time
80,775 hours, 73,187 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS INDICATED THE LT FLAP WAS AT 20 DEGREES DOWN AND THE RIGHT FLAP WAS AT 0 DEGREES. A FLAP DEPLOYMENT DIFFERENTIAL WAS VISUALLY VERIFIED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, ALTHOUGH DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED VISUALLY. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO A SAFE LANDING BACK AT DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT WING FORWARD MOVABLE FLAP VANE DROOPING, REPLACED IT, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED IT, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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