Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 10, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48541
Part
Control Valve
Part number
AYG70305511
Part serial
EFS29973
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:AS-E, AFTER T/O AT 400FT GOT A LEVEL 2 FLAP DISAGREE, BY THE TIME WE FINISHED CHECKLIST THE FLAPS HAD BLOWNBACK TO ZERO DEGREES. DURING BLOWBACK THE RT SIDE FLAPS BOTH INNER AND OUTER RETRACTED SUBSTAINTALLY FASTER THAN LT SIDE. BASED ON THE FEEL OF ACFT ALL 3 CREW MEMBER BELIEVE THE BLOWBACK WAS HAPPENING DURING ROTATION, BASED ON A SINKING FEELING OF ACFT. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 27-50-03 FIG 105 BLOCK 1,4,7,8 AND FIM 27-50-01, FIG 1, 03 BLOCK 1-3. C/O FCC1+2 RTS TEST IAW AMM 27-56-01-2. VISUALLY INSP VISIBLE PORTIONS OF FLAP CABLE/PULLEY SYS IN LT, RT AND CTR WW. VISUALLY INSP FLAPS LINKAGES FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE. R & R INBD FLAP CONTROL VALVE.

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