Service difficulty report · Shaft · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 10, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7383
Aircraft time
15,886 hours, 13,590 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
15,886 hours, 13,590 cycles
Part
Shaft
Part number
601R93106309
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 HRL - ON APPROACH TO HRL, THE FLAPS FAILED AT 20 DEGREES WHEN SELECTED TO 30 DEGREES. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO RESET THE FLAP SYSTEM AND OPERATE THE FLAPS IN ORDER TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO SDF. SDF MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FLAP SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A TORQUE CHECK ON THE FLAP SYSTEM AND FOUND THE NR 3 LT FLEX SHAFT FAILING THE TORQUE CHECK AND THE FLAP SYSTEM WAS OUT OF RIG. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLEX SHAFT AND COMPLETELY RE-RIGGED THE FLAP SYSTEM. THE TEST FLIGHT THAT FOLLOWED WAS SUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.