Service difficulty report · Slat System · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450ML
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
47831
Aircraft time
101 hours, 19 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON SHORT FINAL, SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING STICK SHAKER PROMPT APPLICATION OF FIREWALL POWER AND INCREASE IN SPEED, PUT SLATS BACK IN LAND; LANDING UNEVENTFUL. APP GW OF 35.000 LBS, 35/EXT. REF. OF 133 + 5 KTS. INSPECTED SLAT SYS CABLES, PULLEYS, PUSH RODS AND TRACK FOR SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. INSPECTED CABLES AND SECTOR ON L/E AREA AND CTR ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED OP SLATS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED SEVERAL TIMES, CHECKED OP SLATS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED SEVERAL TIMES. CHECKED OP SLATS INDICATING LIGHT AND POSITION, FOUND INDICATION SYS NORMAL. INSP ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 27-80-00, FOUND NORMAL.

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