Service difficulty report · Flap System · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
August 25, 2012
Submitted
August 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1093
Aircraft time
7,884 hours, 5,910 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Flap System
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, CREW SELECTED FLAPS FROM "MID" POSITION TO "DOWN" POSITION, CREW RECEIVED "FLAP SYNC" INDICATION AND FLAP ASYMMETRY ON INDICATOR. ACFT WAS DIVERTED FOR LONGER RUNWAY PROVISIONS. CREW LANDED SAFETLY.