SDR IXXA199573

Service difficulty report · Act Flap Crank · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
August 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45999
Part
Act Flap Crank
Part number
37741721
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL FLAP RETRACTION ON DEPARTURE OUT OF BDL, THE RIGHT HAND FLAP APPEARED TO STICK AT 18 DEGREES WITH THE AIRCRAFT TENDING TO ROLL TO THE LEFT AT A LOWER FLAP SETTING. FLAP ASYMMETRY WOULD APPEAR AGAIN ABOVE FLAPS 25. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BDL FOR MAINTENANCE. INSPECTION ON THE GROUND REVEALED A BROKEN FLAP CRANK ASSEMBLY (P/N 37741721) ON THE RT INBOARD ACTUATOR. THE CRANK ASSEMBLY AND FLAP ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED. (M)

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