Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
January 30, 2021
Submitted
February 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622GK
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
3,105 hours, 1,761 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 20 DEGREES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT BEYOND 10 DEGREES. CAS INDICATION WAS BLUE "FLAP MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" MESSAGE, ALONG WITH AMBER "FLAP FAIL" MESSAGE. CREW REQUESTED A RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT KBED. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, HOWEVER EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE RUNWAY. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH FLAPS EXTENDED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FLAPS RETRACTED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH NO CAS MESSAGES. THIS WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MFR MM BY APPROVED VENDOR JET EAST CORPORATE AVIATION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KBED FOR KBAF FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPONENT INSPECTION BY GULFSTREAM SERVICE CENTER@ KBAF. THE LT AND RT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED, FLAP SYSTEM RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MFR MM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPROVED OEM VENDOR GULFSTREAM-BAF THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE 2/4/2021.