Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
March 3, 2000
Submitted
March 28, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N250VC
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1231
Part
Valve
Part number
573801
Part serial
453B
Condition
Loose
Location
Te Flap
Part time
3,648 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAP ACTUATION SLUGGISH WITH ENGINE RUNNING. WOULD NOT OPERATE USING AUXILIARY SYSTEM. FOUND FLAP SELECTOR VALVE INTERNAL SPOOL ACCESS CAP HAD NEVER BEEN SAFETIED (NO SAFETY WIRE MARKS ON UNIT) AND HAD BACKED OUT 3 TURNS. REPLACED SELECTOR VALVE (REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS SAFETIED WITH LEAD SEAL). OPERATION NORMAL. (X)