255 – Cirrus SR22 Flaps Sometimes Won’t Retract
From Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter by Dean Showalter
January 16, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
This episode discusses an intermittent issue with the flaps on a 2005 Cirrus SR22 aircraft.
Don’t you just love intermittent problems?! This one has been just that… intermittent. In the 2005 Cirrus SR22, the flaps have 3 positions: up, 50%, and 100%. Our intermittent problem has been that occasionally, when selecting 50% or 100%, the flaps will begin to move down, but the “up” light will stay on. The flaps […]
Topics covered
- aviation
- maintenance
- Cirrus SR22
- flaps
- intermittent problems
Keywords
- Cirrus SR22
- flaps
- intermittent problems
- up light
- 50% position
- 100% position
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Cirrus SR22
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