Service difficulty report · Motor · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
October 27, 2010
Submitted
October 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
285
Aircraft time
23,659 hours, 17,780 cycles
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Motor
Part number
21640
Part serial
43
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
721 hours, 499 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 30, TAKEOFF NORMAL AT 400 FT, V2 + 20 SELECTED FLAPS ZERO. FLAPS STAYED AT 15 DEGREES. CLIMBED TO 4000 FT MSL. ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AND FOUND FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 15 DEGREES. CONTACT TOWER AND ASKED FOR LONGEST RUNWAY. TOWER DECLARED EMERGENCY UNREQUESTED BY FLT CREW. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR. FLAP DRIVE MOTOR/GEAR REDUCTION UNIT REPLACED IAW MM 27. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.