SDR 2015F00075

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
June 18, 2015
Submitted
June 19, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N575CC
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000075
Aircraft time
1,273 hours, 1,536 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
EM41165
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
1,273 hours, 1,536 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON LANDING AND CYCLING FLAPS BACK TO THE UP POSITION, A FLAP FAIL CAS MESSAGE ACTIVATED. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO RESET FLAPS AND COMPLETE MOVING FLAPS TO THE FULL UP POSITION. ON TROUBLESHOOTING WITH MAINTENANCE COMPUTER, WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ACTIVE FAULTS THRU SEVERAL CYCLES OF THE FLAP SYSTEM. DOWNLOADED ALL DATA AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FIELD SERVICE FOR REVIEW, THEY SUGGESTED WE DISCONNECT FLAPS AND MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO BINDING IN THE TRACK SYSTEM. ALL WAS SATISFACTORY. THE MANUFACTURER`S FIELD SERVICE RECOMMENDED WE CHANGE THE RT OTBD ACTUATOR.