SDR CAL960042

Service difficulty report · Drive Mechanism · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15525
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47531
Part
Drive Mechanism
Part number
5920257515
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Le Slat
Part time
10,275 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT NR 1787 - IAH - LEFT LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER LANDING AT IAH. NO IN FLIGHT ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM BROKEN. THE SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-80-4. THE LEFT SLAT CABLES WERE RIGGED IAW MM 27-80-2 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER LEFT SLAT DRIVE ACTUATORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. (M)

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