Service difficulty report · Flap System · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 27, 2026
Submitted
March 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500275
Aircraft time
9,392 hours, 7,258 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION; FLAPS & GEAR UP, SPEED BRAKES RETRACTED, 175KTS, BOTH PILOTS FELT A VIBRATION AND ASSOCIATION SOUND WHEN FLAPS 1 WAS SELECTED. THE VIBRATION AND SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL FLAP 2 WAS SELECTED. THE VIBRATION AND SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL FLAP 2 WAS SELECTED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND TAPE ATTACHED TO L/H LOWER FLAP TRACK THAT APPEARS TO HAVE PEELED BACK AND TORN APART DURING FLIGHT. DURING VIBRATION/NOISE INSPECTION, I COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER CULPRITS OF REPORTED EVENT. REF AMM 05-50-27-200-801-A.

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