Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
51,958 hours, 8,346 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Unknown
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

PDIS: FLAPS FROZE AT 22-23 DEG ON RETRACTION, RETURN FLAP HANDLE TO 25DEG FLAPS EXTENDED BACK TO 25 DEG, NO ASYMMETRY NOTED, ON 2ND ATTEMPT TO RETRACT FLAPS, FLAPS MOVED SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED. ON LANDING FLAPS EXTEND NORMALLY. AFTER LANDING LOB FLAP MOVES SLOWER THAN OTHERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED INBD, CENTER AND OUTBD WING FLAP CONTROL VALVES AND RESTRICTORS. OPERATIONAL TEST CARRIED OUT, OPERATION NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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