Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 17, 2008
Submitted
March 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120021
Aircraft time
378,478 hours, 34,684 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Wire
Part number
W602000522WH
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND ROTATION THE CREW REPORTED A CONTROL FAULT INDICATION AND ASYMMETRY FAULT INDICATION ON THE IB T/E FLAPS. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERFROMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE RT IB FLAP ACTUATOR CONNECTOR. MX REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRE AND THE ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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