Service difficulty report · Flap System · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
January 18, 2020
Submitted
January 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453FX
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4336
Aircraft time
5,171 hours, 2,799 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KBZN WE RECIEVED AN AMBER FLAPS FAIL CAS MESSAGE UPON FLAP RETRACTION. WE CONDUCTED THE CHECKLIST MULTIPLE TIMES AND DETERMINED THAT THE FLAPS WERE STUCK AT FLAPS 10 DEGREES. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO KSLC AT FL220 AND 220 KTS. WE LANDED AT KSLC WITH FLAPS 10. AFTER LANDING WE SELECTED THE FLAPS UP AND THEY REMAINED AT 10. WE SELECTED ALTERNATE FLAP AND THEN RETURNED TO 0 CLEARED ALL FAULTS. OPERATED FLAPS NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FAULT FOUND. WORK PERFORMED IAW G450 AMM 27-50-00. EMERGENCY DECLARED