Service difficulty report · Flap System · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
June 4, 2012
Submitted
June 19, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N779AZ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5176
Aircraft time
4,400 hours, 2,639 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Out Of Rig
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER MAJOR MX EVENT, FLAPS FAILED IN FULL DOWN POSITION DURING APPROACH ON 2 SEPARATE FLIGHTS. RESET IN FLIGHT AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT ON GROUND. FOUND FLAPS OUT OF RIG AND FLAP POSITION POTENTIOMETER OUT OF TOLERANCE IAW WITH AW600-27-2335, BUT WITHIN TOLERANCE OF ACFT MM. REPLACED POTENTIOMETER AS PRECAUTION.