Service difficulty report · Fcu · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 19, 2007
Submitted
October 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7313
Aircraft time
18,136 hours, 15,752 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
17,931 hours, 15,347 cycles
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TUL TO IAH - A STANDARD CHAUTAUQUA TAKEOFF WAS MADE OUT OF TUL. AT V2+20 FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MOVING THE FLAP LEVER TO ZERO DEGREES THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE. FIRST OFFICER CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE CAPTAIN RAN THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLISTS. THE CREW STAYED AT 3500AGL AND INFORMED ATC THAT THEY WOULD BE RETURNING TO TUL. CREW RECEIVED VECTORS FOR THE LONGEST RUNWAY, THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT WERE BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION. ATC WAS ALSO NOTIFIED TO HAVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE RESET FLAP SYSTEM WITH NO FIX, THEN RERACKED FECU AND THEN THE FLAP SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.