What was found
TOTAL FLAP FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FLAP ACTUATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF FLAP CONTROL. FLAPS WERE FREE FLOATING AFTER FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2018
- Submitted
- March 21, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- B4VR470K
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc - Aircraft
- N4129M
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC068
- Aircraft time
- 7,362 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2752 · Trailing Edge Flap Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- CARR22X100X1D24B
- Part serial
- 10
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Part time
- 7,362 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.