Service difficulty report · Flap · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7523
Aircraft time
30,572 hours, 24,852 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Dirty
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING FLAPS 45 & AN INDICATION OF FLAPS 45 IS SEEN, A BUMP COULD BE BARELY FELT IN THE YOKE ALONG WITH A SUBSEQUENT ROLL TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT REQUIRES 50% LT AILERON TRIM TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT APPROACH SPEED. FLT 1300 THOROUGHLY CLEANED ALL FLAP SURFACES & BLENDED ALL SHARP PAINT EDGES. USING A DIGITAL PROTRACTOR VERIFIED ALL FLAP SURFACE POSITIONS TO BE CORRECT AT 8, 20, 30, & 45 DEGREES. REPLACED THE LT & RT INBD BUTE DOOR ACTUATOR LEVER & CONTROL ROD PINS, ALSO THE LT CTR CONTROL ROD PINS.