Service difficulty report · Flap System · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 5, 2026
Submitted
March 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500918
Aircraft time
80 hours, 62 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
LD
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

EXECUTING A VISUAL APPROACH INTO HILTON HEAD SELECTED FLAPS ONE. THE FLAPS MOVED AS COMMANDED THEN SELECTED FLAPS TO GEAR DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY GOT FLAP FAIL CAS, RAN QRCNQRH FOR FLAP FAIL WITH NO RESOLUTION FLAPS REMAIN STUCK IN THE FLAP ONE POSITION. PERFORMED A GVI OF LT & RT FLAPS IAW AMM 27-50-00 WITH NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED POWER TO AIRCRAFT AND MOVED FLAP HANDLE TO #1 POSITION TO MATCH FLAP POSITION. PERFORMED FLAP MOVEMENT CHECKS IAW AMM 27-50-00. FLAP MOVEMENT CHECKS WERE FOUND GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED OF FLAP MOVEMENT AND POSITION. TECHS DID NOTE FLAP HANDLE IS NEW/STIFF AND IF NOT HELD PROPERLY WHILE MOVING FROM POSITION 1 TO 2 AND VICE VERSA HANDLE WILL SPRING BACK INTO PREVIOUS POSITION AND CAUSE A FLAP FAIL CAS, DUE TO FLAP POSITION DISAGREEMENT. OBSERVED FLAP POSITION INDICATIONS GOOD AND WITHIN LIMITS FROM LT TO RT SIDE, FLAP PDU RESOLVER GOOD, AND FLAP POWER GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. TECHS VERIFIED FCE 1 AND 2 GOOD WITH NO FAIL MESSAGES POSTED. CURRENTLY FLAPS MOVE TO ALL POSITIONS WITH NO FAILURES IF BEING MINDFUL OF FLAP POSITION LEVER MANIPULATION. TECHS PERFORMED CMC DOWNLOADS AND RELAYED TO CONTACT CENTER. TECHS STOOD BY FOR CONTACT CENTER. CONTACT CENTER EVALUATED DATA AND STATES WITH SYSTEM OPERATIONAL AND NO CURRENT HISTORY, RELEASE AND MONITOR. TECHS CLOSED AREAS ACCESSED FOR MX.

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