Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 17, 2020
Submitted
February 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120352
Aircraft time
32,311 hours, 44,020 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
D3899926FB35SN
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Wing Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
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

A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR NACELLE FLAP DISAGREEMENT WAS IN PROGRESS. DURING THE TEST FLIGHT THE CREW WAS IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AND INCREMENTALLY SET THE FLAPS UNTIL THEY WERE FULLY DOWN. UPON MOVING THE FLAPS BACK TO 25 DEGREES THEY EXPERIENCED A FLAP DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NACELLE FLAPS. IN TRYING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE THE ALSO EXPERIENCED A FLAP ASYMMETRY IN THE NACELLE FLAPS. AT THIS POINT IT WAS DECIDED TO HEAD DIRECT TO KHYI FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL AT KHYI MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FLAP ISSUE TO A FAULTY CANNON PLUG AT THE RH NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CANNON PLUG AND PERFORM OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PERFORMED ANOTHER MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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