What was found
THE FLAP/SLAT SELECTOR HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL. FOUND THE HANDLE MECHANISM WAS DIRTY. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE FLAP/SLAT HANDLE MECHANISM.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2002
- Submitted
- August 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53628
- Aircraft time
- 8,218 hours, 4,466 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Control Handle
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.