Service difficulty report · Flap System · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
October 22, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N889QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000149
Aircraft time
35 hours, 20 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Out Of Rig
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

ON APPROACH, GOT A FLAPS FAIL AMBER CAS, WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 1. RAN QRC AND CAS EXTINGUISHED. SELECTED FLAPS 1 AND GOT THE FLAPS FAIL AMBER CAS AGAIN. DISCONNECTED FLAP POWER BOX CONNECTOR, DISCONNECTED LT & RT INBOARD FLEX SHAFTS FROM PCU'S, DISCONNECTED OB RH AND LH FLAP ACTUATOR BRAKE CONNECTORS, &FOUND RIGGING THROUGH GARMIN FOR POSITION 1 (FLAPS UP) GREEN AND DID NOT NEED A ELECTRICAL RE-RIG. IAW MM 27-50-00. REVIEWED ARES DOWNLOADS AND ADVISED THAT THE FLAP MOTOR AMPERAGE WAS AT 300+ AMPS WHEN FAULT OCCURRED. SUSPECT A LOCKED ACTUATOR BECAUSE OF FLAPS NOT BEING RIGGED CORRECTLY. INSPECT FLAPS UPON ARRIVAL & NOTICED THAT FLAP PANELS ON BOTH WINGS WERE ABOVE BEING FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF WING. PERFORMED FLAP CONTROL SYS RIGGING & FLAP CONTROL SYS ELECTRICAL RIGGING PROCEDURES IAW MM 27-50-00. OPS FLAPS MULTIPLE TIMES & FLAPS DID NOT FAIL AGAIN. COMPLETED RIG CHECK OF LT & RT WING INBD & OTBD FLAP STOPS. FOUND STOPS TO BE WITHIN LIMITATIONS. IAW MM 27-50-00 (REV 14) COMPLETED FLAP TRAVEL CHECKS. TRAVEL CHECKS FOUND WITHIN LIMITATIONS. COMPLETED SEVERAL FULL FLAP ACTUATIONS FROM MULTIPLE VARIOUS POSITIONS & FULL TRAVELS. NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. IAW MM 27-50-00 (REV 14).