Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
March 19, 2013
Submitted
March 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4084
Aircraft time
4,029 hours, 1,876 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AMBER "FLAPS FAIL" AND BLUE "FLAP/STAB MX REQ'D" CAS MESSAGES ON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 10 DEG. POSITION AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RETRACT USING QRH CHECKLIST. PERFORMED FLAP STAB VERIFICATION IN THE CMC. ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS AND NO ERRONIOUS INDICATIONS NOTED IN ALL FLAP POSITIONS. DURING FLAP MECHANICAL RIG VERIFICATION, NOTED THE RIGHT FLAP OUTBOARD ACTUATOR TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND UPSIDE DOWN. ADJUSTED ACTUATOR AND IS NOW POSITIONED CORRECTLY IAW AMM 27-50-00. PERFORMED FLAP STABALIZER AUTO-RIG IAW CMP 275009. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST IAW CMP 275003.