Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2022
Submitted
April 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48754
Aircraft time
79,279 hours, 19,249 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER TAKE-OFF RECEIVED LVL 2 FLAP DISAG APPX 20 SECONDS AFTER THE FLAP HANDLE MOVED TO 0 DETENT POSITION. THERE WAS NO ROLLING MOTION & CONFIGURATION PAGE SHOWED FLAPS SYMMETRICAL & EXTENDED AT 17 DEGREES. IAW QRH PROCEDURE MATCHED FLAP HANDLE WITH THE INDICATED FLAP POSITION AS FLAPS CONTINUED TO RETRACT UNCOMMANDED WITH NORMAL HYD SYSTEMS. EVENTUALLY FLAPS RETURNED TO FLAPS UP POSITION UNCOMMANDED AND MATCHED THAT POSITION WITH THE FLAP HANDLE. ON LANDING WITH HANDLE IN THE FULL UP POSITION, FLAPS BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED EXTENSION OVER A 15 MIN PERIOD TO 10 DEGREES WITH NORMAL HYD SYSTEMS. R & R INBD FLAP CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 27-52-03-4. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 27-50-00-5 TEST NR 11.

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