What was found
OUTBOARD FLAP PAIR CAUSES DISAGREEMENT ON FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. FIXES ITSELF AND RETRACTS FLAPS AFTER ABOUT 2 SECS, HAPPENED ON 3 FLIGHTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB MM 27-50-06.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2004
- Submitted
- April 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N188SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120039
- Aircraft time
- 40,762 hours, 49,995 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Control Unit
- Part number
- 3075001007
- Part serial
- 0141
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Part time
- 1,540 hours, 2,311 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.