SDR 2014F00033

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
October 10, 2013
Submitted
October 10, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N209FS
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2018
Aircraft time
145 hours, 78 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, FLAPS WOULD NOT TRANSITION PAST 10 DEGREES WHEN SELECTED FROM 10 TO 20, FOLLOWED BY PRIMARY FLAPS FAIL AND FLAP COMMAND INVALID CAS MESSAGE. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE IN AFM IN BOTH NORMAL AND ALTERNATE MODES WITH NO RESOLUTION. ADVISED TO CONTINUE LANDING WITH FLAPS AT 10 DEGREES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AS PRECAUTION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INTERROGATED ONBOARD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM (OMS), OMS INDICATED FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (FSECU2) NOT RECEIVING COMMAND FROM FLAP HANDLE, RESET FSECU2 CMD AND MONITOR BREAKERS RETURNING FLAPS TO NORMAL OPERATIONS, RETURNING AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.