SDR SWIA972185

Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 18, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289YV
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120289
Aircraft time
17,118 hours, 20,157 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF GOT A DISAGREEMENT ON INBOARDD FLAPS COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM PER QRH. LOWERED LANDING GEAR THEN FLAPS CAME UP, BUT GOT A LOW PRESS LIGHT ON RIGHT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN IT WENT OUT. RETURNED TO SFO. CHECKED FAULT CODES ON FLAP PANEL. FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP NOT RESPONDING FAULT. SUSPECT BAD LEFT INBOARD ACTUATOR DUE TO RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID AROUND ACTUATOR. REPLACED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW CARD RII 27-307. OPS CHECKS GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED. ALSO REPLACED RIGHT RESERVOIR BLEED VALVE AND PRESSURE CHECK VALVE ON RESERVOIR. RAN BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WITH NO LEAKS AND NO LIGHTS NOTED.

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