Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 19, 2003
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
74,494 hours, 29,408 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
Part time
74,494 hours, 29,408 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO BFI CREW RECEIVED A FLAP SPLIT INDICATION ALONG WITH A AIRCRAFT ROLL TO THE LT. CREW RAISED FLAPS AND DIVERTED TO PDX. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND REPAIR IS IN PROGRESS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN EYE LOBE AND NUT BOLT TO ACTUATOR FLAP LINK MISSING. THE FLAP LINK RT AT STATION 98 WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLAP LINK AND REMOVED AND REPLACED ACUATOR AT STATION 98 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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