SDR USAAD98089

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48028
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TPA - FL 382, DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER CYCLING THE SLATS THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING WEIGHT WAS 132,500 LBS. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED THE SLAT DRUM ASSEMBLY, INSPECTED ALL LEADING EDGE SLATS FOR PROPER POSITION, AND OPERATED THE SLATS/FLAPS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SYSTEM WORKED NORMAL. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)

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