Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 21, 2018
Submitted
October 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500184
Aircraft time
15,878 hours, 9,128 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
C1448241
Part serial
2201
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH INTO KEGE, RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL CAS MESSAGE. RAN THE FLAP FAILURE CHECKLIST AND INFORMED APPROACH CONTROL OF THEIR SITUATION AND REQUESTED TO BREAK OFF THE APPROACH TO KEGE. FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RESET THE FLAPS, CREW DECIDED ON KDEN AS THE LANDING FIELD SINCE IT PROVIDED A 16,000FT RUNWAY IN CASE THE SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND, AND THEY WOULD LAND WITH 2300LBS FUEL REMAINING. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN REGARDS TO THE FLAP ISSUE AND LOW FUEL SITUATION, THEY DID NOT CALL MINIMUM FUEL, HOWEVER THEY DID INFORM ATC THAT THEY COULD BE IN A MINIMUM FUEL SITUATION IF THEY DID NOT GET PRIORITY HANDLING. THEY WERE CLEARED DIRECT TO KDEN WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND TWO FAULTY FLAP GEARBOXES WHEN FROZEN (LT NR 1 P/N: C144824-1 S/N: 2201 & RT NR 2 P/N: C144824-1 S/N: 1567). BOTH GEARBOXES WERE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED AND INSPECTED/TESTED UNITS. FLAP SYSTEM RIG AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

More about the Cessna 750