Service difficulty report · Fcu · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
May 3, 2005
Submitted
May 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
119
Aircraft time
1,082 hours, 442 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Fcu
Part number
1075D1003
Part serial
318
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE SLATS FAILED TO EXTEND WHILE PILOTS WERE PERFORMING THE INSPECTIONS BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE SLATS LOCKED OUT WHILE MECHANIC PLACED THE FLAP/SLAT SELECTOR TO DN POSITION. SLAT UNBALANCE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE FSECU OUTPUT VOLTAGE WAS OUT OF TOLERANCE.

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