What was found
LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP REPORTED WITH EXCESSIVE DROOP. FOUND BROKEN LINK ON LT FLAP ACTUATOR. REMOVED LINK AND ACTUATOR. INSTALLED AFT END OF ARM ASSEMBLY, LINK AND ROD. INSTALLED ACTUATOR AND RECONNECTED LINKS, OPERATION NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N967DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53116
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Drive Arm
- Part number
- 5935973501
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Te Flap
- 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.