Service difficulty report · Channel · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
June 14, 2003
Submitted
June 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120280
Aircraft time
25,075 hours, 32,851 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTURE THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES. RECEIVED FLAP DISAGREEMENT WITH THE OUTBOARD FLAPS INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES. FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER CHANNEL CRACKED AT INBOARD END [ROLLER BRACKET ATTACH POINT]. REMOVED CHANNEL AND REPAIRED IAW 51-70-02. REINSTALLED CHANNEL, RAN FLAPS. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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