What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Wednesday, September 13, N166YV, a BE-1900-D, operated by air midwest as flight 5731, returned to the Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, NE, after departure due to the flap system not retracting from the seventeen degree position to flaps up. The landing and rollout were uneventful and the flaps were electrically retracted and deferred per the minimum equipment list. Maintenance investigation revealed an intermittent terminal lug on the lug on the flap drive motor. This terminal lug was removed and replaced, operationally checked per the BE-1900-D maintenance manual, chapter 27-50-00, and the aircraft returned to service. A service difficulty report will be filed with the chdo, CE-07. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, N166YV, A BE-1900-D, OPERATED BY AIR MIDWEST AS FLIGHT 5731, RETURNED TO THE LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LINCOLN, NE, AFTER DEPARTURE DUE TO THE FLAP SYSTEM NOT RETRACTING FROM THE SEVENTEEN DEGREE POSITION TO FLAPS UP. THE LANDING AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL AND THE FLAPS WERE ELECTRICALLY RETRACTED AND DEFERRED PER THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN INTERMITTENT TERMINAL LUG ON THE LUG ON THE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR. THIS TERMINAL LUG WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED PER THE BE-1900-D MAINTENANCE MANUAL, CHAPTER 27-50-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WILL BE FILED WITH THE CHDO, CE-07. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.