Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 24, 2014
Submitted
May 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9618A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53565
Aircraft time
48,139 hours, 22,886 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
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

TUS CREW REPORTED FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 23 DEGREES ON APPROACH. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED TUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND SEQUENCE MECHANISM SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED SPRING & FLAP CONTROL VLV. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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