Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 12, 2021
Submitted
April 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48485
Aircraft time
70,802 hours, 16,841 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
AEH7215501
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Inbd Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE FL340, LEVEL TWO FLAP DISAG ALERT LEFT FLAPS DROOPING 1* OUTBOARD AND INITIALLY 5* INBOARD AND CONTINUED UNTIL DROOP WAS 11*. WITH THE AUTOPILOT HOLDING THE IRCRAFT LEVEL THE CONTROL YOKE WAS DISPLACED A FEW DEGREES LEFT. FLAP HANDLE WAS FULLY UP UNTIL CONFIGURING FOR LANDING. ALERT CLEARED DESCENDING BELOW 18000FT. HANDLE WAS STILL UP. INSTALLED LH I/B FLAP TRANSMITTER BRACKET ASSY REF SMP. RE-INSTALLED LH I/B FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER REF AMM 27-54-04-4. ADJUSTED LH I/B FLAP TRANSMITTER REF AMM 27-50-00-5. IND ARE GOOD. BOXES HAVE CLEARED. STILL REQUIRES LLM CHECK. PERFORMED AUTOFLIGHT/ AUTOLAND TEST ON FFC 1 AND 2 AND ALL TEST PASS REF M/M 22-00-00-5. OK FOR SERVICE.

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