Service difficulty report · Flap System · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 10, 2008
Submitted
January 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47717
Aircraft time
72,108 hours, 72,557 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Split
Stage of operation
DE
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

THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY WHEN THE FLAPS DEPLOYED AT DIFFERENT RATES. CREW CORRECTED THE ROLL AND WAS ABLE TO NOTICE THAT THE LEFT FLAP TRAILED THE RIGHT FLAP DOWN TO THE 5 DEGREE EXTENDED POSITION. CREW ALSO STATED THAT THE SPLIT FLAP CONFIGURATION WAS NOT AS PRONOUNCED IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE OR THE 25 DEGREE AND BEYOND RANGES. THE FLIGHT LANDED IN MEM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FOUR FLAP BUSS CONTROL CABLES AND TWO PULLEYS. RIG, TENSION ADJUSTMENT, AND CHECK COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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