Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
May 21, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68052
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47806
Aircraft time
65,673 hours, 29,410 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
4C9572
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FLAPS UP GOT LEVEL 2 "FLAP DISAG". FLAPS INDICATED 8/7 (LEFT) AND 5/4 RIGHT WING. FLAP HANDLE BACK TO LAST POSITION AND FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE. HANDLE BACK TO UP NO CHANGE, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND FLAPS INDICATED 3/1 AND UP. RETURNED TO MEM. FLAP HINGES, ACTUATORS, CARRIAGES, TRACKS, FLAP VANES, RIG POSITIONS AND IND POSITIONS ALL OKAY. FOUND LT O/B FLAP SPEED SLOWER THAN RT O/B CAUSING A SPLIT. REMOVED RESTRICTOR AND CHECK VALVES ON LT O/B FLAP CONTROL VALVE. FOUND FOD IN CHECK VALVES FILTERS. RESTRICTORS WERE CLEAN. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 2 HYDRAULIC ENGINE AND SYSTEM MANIFOLD FILTERS. NO EVIDENCE OF DEBRIS FOUND. REPLACED CHECK VALVES. EXTEND AND RETRACT SPEED NOW MATCH.

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