Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 27, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500123
Aircraft time
768 hours, 570 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4329001011
Part serial
0373
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
461 hours, 338 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT FL430, SWPS FAULT AMBER CAS CAME ON ALONG WITH THE WHITE, SPOILER FAULT MESSAGE. THERE WERE YELLOW X'S IN THE FLAP INDICATOR, PITCH TRIM INDICATOR & ON THE STBY SYS THE YELLOW LETTERS, SSEC, IN LOWER LT & YELLOW X JUST LT OF THE ALTITUDE INDICATOR WERE PRESENT. DESCENDED TO FL 250 & CHECKED PITCH TRIM OPERATION WHICH TESTED NORMAL BUT THE X STAYED SO WE COULDN'T READ THE TRIM SETTING. ON APPROACH, EXTENDED FLAPS TO 1 THEN 2 WITH NO RESULT. A VISUAL CHECK CONFIRMED THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND. REMOVED NR 1 FCE & INSTALLED A TESTED FCE. COMPLETED FLAP RIGGING & OPS CHECKS. CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW MM 27-03-01.

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