Service difficulty report · Flap · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
March 18, 2015
Submitted
March 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977AE
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2057
Aircraft time
99 hours, 65 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Jammed
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAPS JAMMED AT 6 DEGREES DURING RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. FLAP JAM AMBER CAS MSG ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST FOR FLAP JAM & DIVERTED. TECH OPS INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE & IS ADDRESSED IN 2 MX OPERATIONS LETTERS. MOL 14-0012 DATED 12/30/2014 DESCRIBES A FLAP RETRACTION PROCEDURE THAT MINIMIZES THE POTENTIAL FOR A FLAP JAM MSG. MOL 15-0005 DATED 3/19/2015 CLARIFIES THE RETRACTION PROCEDURE & ADDS A PROCEDURE TO RESET THE FLAPS IF A FLAP JAM MSG OCCURS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. MX PERFORMED THE FLAP RESET PROCEDURE & PERFORMED MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE FLAPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.