SDR ABXA060025

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
January 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45928
Aircraft time
84,810 hours, 27,780 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INFLIGHT WITH AIRLOAD WHEN FLAPS 12 DEGREES SELECTED, THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE NOISE AND A NOTICEABLE SHUDDER. FOUND ROUND ROLLER HANGER BOLTS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT INBOARD AND RIGHT CENTER AND LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR CANOE FITTINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOLTS FOR NR 2 AND NR 3 RIGHT FLAP ROLLER HANGER SUPPORT. REPLACED BOLTS ON LEFT NR 2 FLAP TRACK ROLLER HANGER SUPPORT IAW DC8 AMM 27-51-03-2.

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