Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 9, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
417
Aircraft time
31,942 hours, 30,790 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
BHC10002
Part serial
714
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON TAKEOFF THE FLAPS WERE STUCK AT 15 DEGREE POSITION AND WOULD NOT RETRACT TO 0 DEGREES, BUT THEY MOVED TO 30 DEGREES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE ACFT PERFORMED A 15 DEGREE FLAPS LANDING AT DEPARTURE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE HYD CONTROL FLAP VALVE IAW MM 27-54-71, RAI 10000 AND 27-51-00-OPT 10020. THE OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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