SDR CAL950921

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
October 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68047
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47801
Part
Actuator
Part number
3187007
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Te Flap
Part time
23,805 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

FLT NR 0973 - GUM - THE FLAPS WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GUM. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS DRAGGING 3-4 DEGREES AND 3 DEGREES OF RIGHT RUDDER WAS REQUIRED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO GUM. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING AND A ZERO FLAP LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INBOARD FLAP SELECTOR VALVE AND THE RESTRICTOR VALVES FOR ALL THREE FLAP SELECTOR VALVES, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LEFT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INBOARD ACTUATOR AND THE LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP OUTBOARD ACTUATOR WERE BOTH REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE FLAPS WERE OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKED GOOD. (M)

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