Service difficulty report · Connector · Gulstm GIVG300

Difficulty date
February 14, 2024
Submitted
February 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826RP
Make and model
Gulstm GIVG300
Aircraft serial
1507
Aircraft time
9,183 hours, 4,442 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Loose
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT INBOUND TO BLK THEY DROPPED FLAPS TO 10, WHEN MOVING TO 20 THEY GOT A FLAPS ASYM MSG AND FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF 10, THEY MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESET TO NO AVAIL. THEY DIVERTED TO CLE FOR THE LONGER RUNWAY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THEY LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THEY TRIED THE FLAPS AND WERE ABLE TO GET THEM BACK TO 0. THEY OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES ON THE GROUND FULL DOWN & FULL UP, WITH NO ISSUES. MX FOUND CANNON PLUG ON FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER TO NOT BE FULLY SEATED. REMOVED PLUG AND FOUND MOISTURE INSIDE. CLEANED PLUG AND INSTALLED. NO DEFECTS NOTED.