SDR 0601939605

Service difficulty report · Rod End · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 3, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47223
Aircraft time
79,043 hours, 70,638 cycles
Part
Rod End
Part number
39200485507
Part serial
CHB567
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Part time
79,043 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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 ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT BIS THE SLAT DEPLOYMENT WAS ASYMMETRICAL AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AND UNCOMMANDED ROLL. CREW RETRACTED THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SLAT ACTUATOR ON THE LT WING HAD A BROKEN ROD END. THE LT WING LOWER IB SLAT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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