Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 25, 2007
Submitted
November 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7383
Aircraft time
15,830 hours, 13,554 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
15,830 hours, 13,554 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
852D10019
Part serial
5429
Condition
Binding
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
1,882 hours, 1,331 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

IAH TO AMA - DURING APPROACH TO AMA, THE FLAPS FAILED AT ZERO DEGREES WHEN SELECTED TO 8 DEGREES. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS INSPECTED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL BEFORE TAXING TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FLAP FAIL ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FLAP SYSTEM AND DURING THE COURSE OF TROUBLESHOOTING, THE FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT, FLAP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, AND THE FLAP LEVER WERE REPLACED, ALL NO FIX. THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BINDING WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS RE-RIGGING THE FLAP SYSTEM. THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAP SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.