Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 13, 2013
Submitted
May 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600790
Aircraft time
2,980 hours, 2,419 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99120072
Part serial
3265
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
59 hours, 55 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLAPS WERE SELECTED 15 FOR LANDING. SOON, THE HYD PRESSURE AND CAUTION LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND FLAPS SEEMED STUCK AROUND 7. THE FLAP HANDLE WAS MOVED TO MATCH THE FLAP SETTING AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE BEYOND 7 ON A SECOND ATTEMPT, THEY WERE LEFT AT 7 WITH THE HANDLE AT 7 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOT SYS FOUND THE RT FLAP ACTUATOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. REMOVED ACTUATOR FROM SYS. INSTALLED NEW ACTUATOR. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-51-04.