Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 4, 2018
Submitted
September 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120131
Aircraft time
43,442 hours, 45,814 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3203001007
Part serial
0757
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Part time
9,758 hours, 10,952 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

AFTER T/O FROM KONT AND RETRACTING THE FLAPS AT APPROX 1000 FEET, FLAP DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW PERFORMED A SYSTEM CHECK PER QRH AND WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO KONT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE RT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR. IT WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICEABLE RT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED. THE OPERATIONAL FLAP SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. THE CREW PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND CYCLED THE FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH ALL POSITION. THE FLAP SYSTEM CHECK WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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