Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
September 18, 2003
Submitted
December 11, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N388CW
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
489
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Actuator
Part number
1159SCC20033
Part serial
114742
Condition
Stuck
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

DURING FINAL APPROACH, FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 35 DEGREES TO THE NORMAL 39 DEGREES, NOR COULD THE FLAPS RETRACT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT HORIZ STAB ACT (WHICH BEGINS TO MOVE HORZ STAB DOWN WHEN FLAPS GO BEYOND 10 DEGREES) WOULD SEIZ AND BIND AT 33-35 DEGREES. LACK OF LUB (UNIT CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED-SEALED UNIT) SEVERE INTERNAL CORROSION.