SDR ASOA02247

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
April 25, 2002
Submitted
October 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120100
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Actuator
Part number
3203001007
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flap
Part time
10,271 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CAPTAIN RECEIVED A FLAP CONTROL FAULT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE A/C RETURNED, FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINT RANG OUT WIRING AND MEGGED THE WIRING ON THE ENTIRE FLAP SYSTEM, ANNUNCIATOR CIRCUIT AND STALL WARNING CIRCUIT, FROM THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT TO THE ACTUATOR AND FROM THE ANNUNCIATOR TO THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINT THEN JACKED UP A/C, INPUT DIFFERENT IN FLIGHT CONFIGURATIONS, AND RAN FLAPS WITH PITOT TEST BOX HOOKED UP. ONLY DEFECT NOTED WAS A VARIANCE IN THE RT OB ACTUATOR WHEN IN THE PARKED POSITION. MAINT REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT OB FLAP ACTUATOR AND ALSO THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT. AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACTUATOR WAS DECIDEDLY THE CAUSE OF TH

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