Service difficulty report · Optical Sensor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 26, 2022
Submitted
December 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909UP
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500135
Aircraft time
17,380 hours, 10,825 cycles
Part
Optical Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO KTEB, FLAPS SELECTED FROM 0* TO 15*, FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, DIVERTED TO SWF AND 0* FLAP LANDING PERFORMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE FLAP CONTROL HANDLE OPTICAL SENSORS. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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