Service difficulty report · Flap System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 8, 2007
Submitted
December 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49542
Aircraft time
53,028 hours, 42,713 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IRR/FLAPS WOULD NOT DEPLOY BEYOND 11 DEGREES DURING APPROACH. COMPLIED WITH QRH DIVERT TI JFK SOFT TOUCHDOWN. LEFT FLAPS AT 11 DEGREE POSITION FOR SHUTDOWN. CYCLED FLAPS TO UP THEN TO 28 FLAPS OPERATE NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR 15 MINS WITH FLAPS UP. ALL FLAP ACTUATORS COLD. PERFORMED BYPASS TEST ON ALL FLAP ACT. ALL OPS NML. OK FOR SVC. ALL RII CKS OK.

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