Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
December 21, 2023
Submitted
December 22, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
2HGR264B
Hangar One of California Inc
Aircraft
N48PL
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4181
Aircraft time
4,724 hours, 1,972 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

N48PL HAD AN RTO ON 12-21-2023. WHEN I GOT TO THE PLANE THE FLAPS WERE AT FLAPS 20, FLAPS COULD GO BACK TO THE FULL UP POSITION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 DEGREES, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE FLAP FAIL CAS MESSAGE, I INTERROGATED THE CMC, I FOUND A BIT TEST FAILED ON THE FSECU, ONCE THE FSECU SENSES THE FLAPS FAILED, THE FLAPS WILL STAY ON THAT SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION, UNTIL THE POWER IS CYCLED. I PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FLAPS FOR ANY ABNORMAL MECHANICAL FAILURE, NO FAULT FOUND. I SHUT DOWN THE APU & TURNED ELECTRICAL POWER OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, HAD THEY CREW PERFORM A HIGH-SPEED TAXI TO RECREATE THE CONDITIONS OF THE FAILURE, EVERYTHING WORKED. PLANE FLEW TO KSAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES.