Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 7, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120197
Aircraft time
27,554 hours, 35,354 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Actuator
Part number
32030015
Part serial
032
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT NUMBER 1070 LEG 3 KAFW-KJQF. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP, THE INBOARD FLAPS REMAINED AT 15 DEGREE WHILE THE NACELLE AND OUTBOARD FLAPS RETRACTED TO 0 DEGREES. CREW RECEIVED A FLAP "DISAGREEMENT" WARNING. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND AIRCRAFT TURNED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. WHEN CREW SELECTED FLAPS 15 DEGREE FOR LANDING, THE NACELLE AND OUTBOARD FLAPS EXTENDED TO 15 DEGREES WHILE THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP RETRACTED TO ZERO DEGREES AND THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP EXTENDED TO 45 DEGREES. CREW RECEIVED A FLAP "ASYMMETRY" WARNING ON THE INBOARD FLAPS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KAFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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