Service difficulty report · Spring · Nihon YS11A500

Difficulty date
February 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919AX
Make and model
Nihon YS11A500
Aircraft serial
2113
Part
Spring
Part number
015525331
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Te Flap
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAP ASYMMETRY LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. FLAP MOVEMENT STOPPED AT EIGHT DEGREES. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO LAND. FOUND ASYMMETRY RETURN SPRING NOT FULLY RETURNING. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED LEFT FLAP ASYMMETRY SPRING. FLAPS OPS CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW YS-11 M.M. 27-55-0. ALSO, REPLACED THE LEFT FLAP ASYMMETRY SWITCH DRUM AT ILN, AFTER NEXT FLIGHT, IAW YS-11 MM CHAPTER 27. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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