Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
June 24, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N80HQ
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft serial
5100021
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Actuator
Part number
99126402
Part serial
0084
Condition
Seized
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Part time
276 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CREW REPORTED A ONE-OFF INCIDENT ON 24 JUNE, 2009 WHERE FLAP SYS FAILED ON APPROACH. UNDER INVESTIGATION, SYS SHOWED NO FAULTS AND WAS CONSIDERED FIT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ACFT PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY FOR 15.4 FLYING HOURS/ 9 LANDINGS. ON 26 JULY, 2009 CREW REPORTED FLAP FAILURE IN THE UP POSITION. ON INVESTIGATION, WHEN FLAPS SELECTED 15 DEGREES THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AND THE FLAP FAILUE ANNOUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. RT FLAP ACTUATOR FOUND SEIZED AND WAS REPLACED. RIGGING CHECKS CARRIED OUT. C/A: TO ENABLE REMOVAL OF FLAP ACTUATOR IN FLAP UP POSITION, ACTUATOR ACCESS PANEL NEEDS TO BE ATTACHED WITH SCREW FASTENERS RATHER THAN RIVETED. CONDITION REPORT WAS RAISED TO ADVISE MFG OF MALFUNCTION AND REPORT ON RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSES FOR THE ACTUATOR FAILURE. (K)

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