SDR 06FDEA2261

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
June 9, 2006
Submitted
June 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46611
Aircraft time
79,626 hours, 32,717 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Broken
Location
T/E Flap Vane
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH AS FLAPS WERE EXTENDED INCREASINGLY MORE RIGHT WING DOWN AILERON WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL FLIGHT YOKE NEEDED TO BE HELD AT APPROX 30 DEGREES RIGHT WING DOWN AS PICTURED. FOUND LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP VANE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION WITH FLAP EXTENDED. FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP VANE SPRING CARTRIDGE TRACK ATTACH FITTING BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT WING INBOARD FLAP VANE SPRING CARTRIDGE AND TRACK FITTING IAW DC-10-10 AMM 27-51-04-2. OPS CHECK GOOD. OK TO CONTINUE.

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