SDR 9507949905

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955N
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47160
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO GRR DURING SLAT EXTENSION, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. CYCLED SLATS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT SLATS EXTENDED. CLEANED FLAP HYDRAULIC LINE RESTRICTORS AND SLAT RESTRICTOR VALVES, LUBRICATED SLAT CARRIAGE ROLLERS AND FLAP TRACK ROLLERS. ALSO, CHECKED T-DUCTS FOR BINDING, CYCLED SLATS NUMEROUS TIMES. ALL CHECKED OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

More about the Doug DC-9-31