SDR 9514449945

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8925E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45840
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING SLAT EXTENSION ON APPROACH INTO MSP, SLAT EXTEND LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING, THEN EXTINGUISHED AND SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED MISSED APPROACH AND CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON SECOND ATTEMPT WITH FLAPS AT 40 DEGREES AND NO SLATS. CYCLED SLATS AND FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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