Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
September 15, 2010
Submitted
September 24, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Part
Actuator
Part number
6094A000103
Part serial
0051
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Flap
Part time
118 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(MV5R) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG ROLL TENDENCIES TO THE RT WHEN POSITIONING THE FLAPS TO FLAPS 3 OR FULL. BUT NO ROLL IN POSITION 1 OR 2. A FLAP RIGGING CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE RT FLAP LINEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, RIGGED AND THE ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO ROLL TENDENCIES REPORTED IN ANY FLAP POSITION. THIS FLAP LINEAR ACTUATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON 2/11/2010 TO PERFORM FLAP MOTOR SCREENING IAW SB 6094A0001-27-02 AND HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON 5/14/09 DUE TO FLAP SYS FAILURE TO MOVE FLAPS.

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