SDR SRAA970513

Service difficulty report · Universal Joint · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46149
Part
Universal Joint
Part number
3778251
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Te Flap
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING AT HNL FLIGHT NR 7581, WITH FLAP HANDLE AT 50 DEGREES, RIGHT HAND FLAP WOULD ONLY EXTEND TO 35 DEGREES. AFTER LANDING DURING FLAP RETRACTION FLAPS WERE SPLIT BY 20 DEGREES, WITH LEFT SIDE FLAP CAME UP FIRST AND RIGHT HAND FLAP EVENTUALLY CAME UP. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP UNIVERSAL SHEARED AND BOLT MISSING, ALSO FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE BROKEN. ITEM IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED.

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