Service difficulty report · Flex Drive · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 28, 2009
Submitted
July 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7383
Aircraft time
19,726 hours, 16,510 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
18,637 hours, 15,679 cycles
Part
Flex Drive
Part number
1104SD100201
Condition
Sheared
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5512, SDF TO CLE. ON FINAL APPROACH INTO CLE THE CREW CONFIGURED THE FLAPS FROM 20 DEGREES TO 30 DEGREES. UPON SELECTION THE CREW RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL MSG. THE FLIGHT CONTROL STATUS PAGE INDICATED 28 DEGREES ON THE LEFT FLAP AND 27 DEGREES ON THE RIGHT FLAP. A MISSED APPROACH WAS EXECUTED AND THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A 2 DEGREE ASYMMETRY BETWEEN THE FLAPS AND THAT THE RT FLAP WAS JAMMED. WHEN THE PDU WAS DISCONNECTED THE FLAPS STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. A BROKEN FLEX CABLE WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ACTUATORS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE FLEX CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAPS WERE RIGGED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.