SDR ABXA030172

Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
May 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46155
Aircraft time
70,323 hours, 23,504 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
57726913
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO THE 12 DEG POSITION, THE LEFT FLAP POSITION INDICATED 12 DEG AND THE RIGHT FLAP INDICATED 7 DEG. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. RETRACTED FLAPS AND RE-EXTENDED, OPS NORMAL. VERIFIED, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR MECH ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REPLACED FLAP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 27-51-09-4. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ADJ/TEST IAW DC-8 MM 27-50-00-5. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED DAMAGED FLAP STOP ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 27-51-09. ADJUSTED STOP IAW DC-8 MM 27-50-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED DAMAGED RIGHT WING INBOARD TRAILING EDGE PANEL IAW DC-8 MM 57-10-00. REPLACED RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR EXTEND HYDRAULIC LINE IAW DC-8 MM 27-50-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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