Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 9, 2004
Submitted
July 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
82,286 hours, 34,000 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
82,286 hours, 34,000 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIR RETURN, AFTER T/O SLOT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER FLAP RETRACTED. CYCLED, SLOT LIGHT OUT WHEN EXTENDED, ON WHEN RETRACTED. THEN 10 MIN INTO FLT SLOT LIGHT WENT OUT WITH FLAPS RETRACTED. NEVER EXCEEDED 230 KTS, LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHEN ON THE GROUND, WHILE TAXIING INTO PARKING LOST HYD SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF FLAPS FOUND BROKEN LEFT I/B ACTUATOR ASSY BRACKET. HYDRAULIC LEAK COMING FROM BROKEN HYDRAULIC ELBOW ON SAME ACTUATOR ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR ASSY PER DACO M/M 27-51-9, RESERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PER DACO 12-30-1, FLAPS AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK GOOD. SLOT LIGHTS OP CHECK GOOD.

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