Service difficulty report · Slat System · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8923E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45838
Aircraft time
72,154 hours, 76,916 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Unknown
Location
Le Slats
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

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT ABOUT 200 KTS, THE YELLOW "SLAT DISAGREEMENT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SLATS WERE SELECTED TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE LEADING EDGE SLATS FAILED TO DEPLOY SYMMETRICALLY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THROUGH 190 KTS AN AUDIBLE BANG WAS HEARD, BLUE "SLAT EXTEND" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "SLAT DISAGREEMENT" LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SLAT SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT OR TO FIND ANY PROBLEM AT ALL. THE T-DUCT O-RINGS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED PER MC DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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