Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 28, 2003
Submitted
November 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AS
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49643
Part
Actuator
Part number
6010N000104
Part serial
21392381
Condition
Failed
Location
L/E Slat
Part time
37,018 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING TAXI, WHEN SLATS WERE EXTENDED AUTO SLAT FAIL LIGHT TURNED ON. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED WITH OTHER COMPUTERS, CONFIRMING THE FAIL IN BOTH AUTO SLAT ACTUATORS. ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 27-80-08 TESTS CORRECT. FURTHER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED ART INOP LIGHT TUNED ON FAIL REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 73-8.

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