SDR 2015F00083

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
June 18, 2015
Submitted
June 19, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N256DP
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
0000230
Aircraft time
1,059 hours, 1,330 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
EM41166
Condition
Faulted
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
1,059 hours, 1,330 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED A FLAP FAIL CAS MESSAGE. TRIED TO PERFORM A FLAP RESET PROCEDURE, UPON FIRST CYCLE OF FLAP SAME CAS MESSAGE. UPON TROUBLE SHOOTING WITH MAINTENANCE COMPUTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILED FLAP ACTUATOR WAS CAUSING LVDT POSITION DISAGREE. (INTERNAL FAILURE IN LVDT). PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.