Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1050A000003
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
63,186 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE AWAITING CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, A FLAP CONTROL FAIL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A RE-RACK OF THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND COMPLIED WITH OPERATIONAL CHECKS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-52-00. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.