Service difficulty report · Reu · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
June 25, 2019
Submitted
July 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700MK
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6319
Aircraft time
377 hours, 88 cycles
Part
Reu
Part number
60P2715001Z007
Part serial
8621
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 600
Part time
368 hours, 88 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CRUISING FL400 AND SPEED M.90 WITH AUTOPILOT ON, WE HAD “FCS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED” CAS MESSAGE. APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS FROM TAKEOFF. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY ROLLED TO RIGHT WHEN I PRESSED FLT CNTL RESET SW. CREW SAW NEW CAS MESSAGE “R AILERON FAIL” AT THAT TIME. QRH REQUIRED LANDING AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING AND DOWNLOADS REVEALED THE MAIN SUSPECT AS THE MALFUNCTIONING OF REU4 (REMOTE ELECTRONIC UNIT)WHICH CREATED SEVERAL FORCE FLIGHT COMPENSATION DISAGREEMENTS. REU4 ALSO HAD SOME FLAT SPOTS IN THE POSITION / FOLLOWING COMMANDS WITH AN INTERNAL FAULT REPORTED 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE EVENT. SECONDARY SUSPECT COMPONENT WAS THE AILERON EB MANIFOLD WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SCENARIO. REU4 AND EB MANIFOLD WERE REPLACED AND TEARDOWN REPORTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. EB MANIFOLD P/N 60P2713301Z004, S/N 1731D. TIME SINCE NEW: 366.3 HOURS / 84 CYCLES. INSTALLED MAY 2018. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPLETED WITH RTS ON 6/28/19.