SDR ABXA030107

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47615
Aircraft time
50,179 hours, 43,385 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
39202772
Condition
Broken
Location
Right Wing
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON SLAT EXTENSION. FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED THROUGH FLIGHT CONTROLS THAT THERE WAS AN ASSYMETRY PROBLEM. FLIGHT CREW RETRACTED SLATS AND MADE A NO SLAT LANDING. FOUND AT ILN, #1 AND #2 SLAT PULLEY BRACKETS BROKEN, AND 3 EACH LEADING EDGE RIBS (FORMERS) DAMAGED. THE RIGHT #2 SLAT DRIVE TRACK CABLE PULLEY BRACKET (P/N 3920277-2) WAS BROKEN IN HALF AT BOTH FEET AND CORRODED AT A SMALL CORNER OF THE BROKEN SURFACE. REPLACED PULLEY BRACKET IAW DC-9 MM 20-17-2-001.

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