Service difficulty report · Flap System · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
September 1, 2017
Submitted
September 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
172
Aircraft time
32,791 hours, 35,532 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP AND FAILED TO RETRACT FULLY. INDICATOR SHOWED APPROX 8* OF FLAPS. FLAP DEPLOYMENT WAS VERIFIED VISUALLY BY FO. NO ASSEMETRY WAS NOTED. RETURNED FOR LANDING. FLAPS DEPLOYED NORMALLY. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL TESTS OF WING FLAPS IAW JIC 27-51-00, OPT 10000. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TESTS OF WING FLAPS IAW JIC 27-51-00 OPT 10000, TO INCLUDE A GVI OF THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOK FOR TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, OBVIOUS DAMAGE, HYDRAULIC LEAKS AND CORRECT HYDRAULIC SERVICE LEVEL. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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