Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 27, 2021
Submitted
February 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929TX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500129
Aircraft time
15,422 hours, 9,604 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99145021
Part serial
17901792
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON JANUARY 27, 2021 CESSNA 750, SN 750-0129 N513JB DEPARTED BZN TO EGE. UPON REACHING 16000 CREW LEVELED AND PERFORMED A FLAP CHECK 5*, 15*, GEAR DOWN, 35*, AND THEN REVERSE CONFIGURATION. THIS CHECK WAS MONITORED BY MX PERSONNEL AND WAS DEEMED SATISFACTORY BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND MX PERSONNEL AT THIS TIME. THE CREW ADVISED ATC AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO EGE. UPON STARTING THE ARRIVAL AND CONFIGURATION DEPLOYMENT TO FLAPS 5* THEY HAD A FLAP FAILURE BETWEEN FLAPS 0* AND 5*. THEY REQUESTED TO BREAK OFF THE APPROACH AND RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ATC. AT THIS TIME THE CREW RAN THE QRH AND DETERMINED THAT THEY NEEDED A LONGER RUNWAY THAT WAS PROVIDED. WITH LANDING WEIGHT AND CONDITIONS CREW NEEDED JUST SHY OF 10,000’ FOR LANDING. THE DECISION TO PROCEED TO DENVER AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WAS MADE. THE CREW LANDED IN DENVER WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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