SDR ABXA010900

Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 23, 2002
Submitted
June 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46093
Aircraft time
72,019 hours, 25,160 cycles
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Nut
Condition
Missing
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON FLAP EXTENSION FOR LANDING, SPLIT FLAPS WERE INDICATED. CONFIRMED BY ROLL TENDENCY. LEFT FLAP WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 DEGREES BEHIND RIGHT FLAP. RIGHT FLAP AT 35 DEGREES, LEFT FLAP AT 29 DEGREES. FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IDLER ARM TRACK MISSING NUT AND HANGING. REPLACED MISSING NUT. INSPECTED FLAPS. RAN FLAPS UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. NO SPLIT NOTED IAW DC-8 MM 27-51-03.

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