Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 5, 2005
Submitted
March 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
88,952 hours, 35,730 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON APPROACH TO SCHEDULED LANDING AT KTOL, FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE WOULD ALLOW 5 DEGREES TO BE SELECTED AND STOP. AFTER STAYING IN HOLDING PATTERN FOR APPOX 15-20 MINUTES FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN KTOL. UPON INSPECTION MX NOTED CABLE HAD COME OFF PULLEY IN GYRO BAY. MX REPOSITIONED CABLE AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS, OPS CHECK OF FLAP SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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