Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2020
Submitted
May 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46628
Aircraft time
97,368 hours, 37,853 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 394 27-50 4765 15MAR20 MEM FACT U DURING APPROACH REQUESTED "FLAPS 15", FO TRIED SELECTING FLAPS 15 UNSUCCESSFULLY. WE USED THE DIAL-A-FLAP TO SELECT FLAPS 22. SUSPECT JAMMED FLAPS. SHGN 15MAR20 21:36 MEM U WHILE TROUBELSHOOTING FLAPS 15 UNSUCCESSFULLY. PERFORMED GVI IN FORWARD EE CHECKED FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND BELLCRANK NO DEFECTS NOTED- ALSO DROPPED MAIN WHEEL WELL DOORS AND PERFORMED GVI OF CABLE RUNS TOO INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAPS NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TIMING CHECKS FLAP/SLAT IAW MD-10-10 AMM 27-50-00-5-1 OPS CHECKS PASSED. PERFORMED THIS TEST MULTIPLE TIMES- FLAP HANDLE WAS SMOOTH TO MOVE UP AND DOWN IN EACH DETENT. CHECKED FCC-1 AND FCC-2 NO FAULTS FOUND. ALSO OPERATED DIAL-A-INDICATOR FLAPS MOVED IN EACH COMMANDED DETENT. WHILE TROUBELSHOOTING FLAPS 15 UNSUCCESSFULLY. PERFORMED GVI IN FORWARD EE CHECKED FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND BELLCRANK NO DEFECTS NOTED- ALSO DROPPED MAIN WHEEL WELL DOORS AND PERFORMED GVI OF CABLE RUNS TOO INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAPS NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TIMING CHECKS FLAP/SLAT IAW MD-10-10 AMM 27-50-00-5-1 OPS CHECKS PASSED. PERFORMED THIS TEST MULTIPLE TIMES- FLAP HANDLE WAS SMOOTH TO MOVE UP AND DOWN IN EACH DETENT. CHECKED FCC-1 AND FCC-2 NO FAULTS FOUND. ALSO OPERATED DIAL-A-INDICATOR FLAPS MOVED IN EACH COMMANDED DETENT.

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