SDR ABXA030322

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
August 4, 2003
Submitted
August 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45928
Aircraft time
83,575 hours, 26,656 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
57726925011
Part serial
ABC0051B
Condition
Broken
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
5,910 hours, 2,983 cycles
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

DURING FLAP EXTENTION ON FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES FLAPS, THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLAP INDICATORS SPLIT APPROXIMATELY 5-8 DEGREES WITH AN AIRCRAFT ROLL. FURTHER EXTENTION, EVENED OUT. FOUND LEFT MID WING FLAP ACTUATOR AND LINK BROKEN. REPLACED FLAP ACTUATOR IAW DC8 MM 27-51-09-4-0001.

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