Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC1040F

Difficulty date
October 19, 2008
Submitted
October 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140WE
Make and model
Doug DC1040F
Aircraft serial
46920
Aircraft time
64,703 hours, 46,632 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON RETRACTING FLAPS 2 1/2 UNITS OF AILERON TRIM TO THE RT MUST BE USED TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL. PERFORMED AILERONS SYSTEM TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 27-10-00. FOUND NORMAL, FLAP SYSTEM TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 27-50-00. FOUND NORMAL SPOILER SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 27-60-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBRICATED I/B AND O/B AILERONS MECHANISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 12-21-04. OPERATIONAL CHECK AILERONS, FLAPS AND SPOILERS SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND NORMAL.

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