Service difficulty report · Actuator · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
July 3, 2008
Submitted
July 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568EA
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000168
Part
Actuator
Part number
2199017
Part serial
09180753
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cabin Heater
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED A BLEED AIR TEMP OVERHEAT CAS MESSAGE DURING NORMAL FLIGHT. DURING GROUND TESTING, FOUND THE VORE WOULD NOT ACTUATE. THE ACTUATOR APPEARED TO BE MISADJUSTED. A POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS A MISADJUSTED VORE DOOR ACTUATOR. VERIFYING PROPER CALIBRATION OF ACTUATOR COULD PROLONG LONGEVITY. THERE WAS ALSO MOISTURE COLLECTING IN FAIRING BELOW THE ACTUATOR MOTOR. THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO MOISTURE COLLECTING IN THE ACTURATOR. IT APPEARED THAT SOME MOISTURE HAD COLLECTED AROUND THE END SHAFT OF THE ACTUATOR AND THE LOWER MOTOR BODY SCREWS. RECOMMEND HAVING A METHOD OF DRAINING MOISTURE FRO COLLECTING IN FAIRING. (K)