Service difficulty report · Aoa Sensor · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
August 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68043
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46902
Part
Aoa Sensor
Part number
9654020003
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
14,898 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

UPON ROTATION GOT STALL WARNING AND RED SPEED COMMAND FLAGS. LEVELED TO GET FLAPS AND SLATS UP. UPON SLAT RETRACTION GOT SLAT DISAGREE LEFT AND SLAT RESET LIGHT CAME ON, COULD NOT RESET SLATS TO BRING UP. WOULD GET PROPER SLAT INDICATION IN THE SLAT EXTEND POSITION AND THEN COULD RESET LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO NRT WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LEFT AOA FAILED BITE TEST. THE LEFT AOA SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, BITE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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