Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
February 22, 2008
Submitted
February 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46835
Aircraft time
81,695 hours, 22,028 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE, PRIOR TO FLAPS RETRACTION RIGHT FLAP TAPES MOVED FROM 20 PERCENT TO 28 PERCENT. AIRCRAFT REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT RT AILERON TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL. ON ARRIVAL AT KMEM, A CONTROLLABILITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 22' RIGHT FLAP TAPE INDICATED 30 AND 3/4 RIGHT LATERAL CONTROL WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL. FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND A O EXT APPROACH AND LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH FITTING FROM RT O/B FLAP O/B HINGE BRACKET ASSY IN REF TO SRM 51-31-01 VOL2 51-33-01 VOL2 AND 51-35-01 VOL2.

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