Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 12, 2012
Submitted
January 16, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40FC
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500143
Aircraft time
7,196 hours, 6,227 cycles
Part
Current Limiter
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps 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

AFTER TAKEOFF, SELECTED "FLAPS UP", FLAPS RETRACTED AS INDICATED. NOTICED "FLAP INOP" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST TO RESET FLAP SYS BUT COULD NOT RESET THE FLAPS. RETURNED AND PERFORMED A ZERO FLAP LANDING. MX INSPECTED FLAP CONTROLLER BITE INDICATIONS, CONTROLLER INDICATED BITE NR 5. IAW THE MM, MAIN J-BOX WAS OPENED AND FOUND THE FL23 CURRENT LIMITER TO BE BLOWN. INSTALLED A NEW CURRENT LIMITER AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE FLAP SYS. OPS CHECKED GOOD, ACFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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