Service difficulty report · Shaft · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 14, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100GW
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317305046
Part
Shaft
Part number
486631
Condition
Failed
Location
Cable End
Part time
210 hours
Component
Timer Relay · Dukes
Component part number
44407D06
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 178 - AFTER LANDING, PILOT RETRACTED FLAPS. RT FLAP CAME UP, LT DID NOT. A FAILURE OF THE LT FLAP FLEX SHAFT, PN 486-631, THRUST OR RETAINING WASHER AT TRANSMISSION END ALLOWED DRIVE END OF CABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRANSMISSION INSIDE CABLE HOUSING CAUSING TRANSMISSION NOT TO ACTUATE AND THE LT FLAP NOT TO RETRACT. SPLIT FLAP PROTECTION SYS FAILED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TIME DELAY RELAY ALLOWING A 40-DEGREE SPLIT CONDITION. REPLACED LT FLAP FLEX SHAFT. REPLACED TIME DELAY RELAY WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. MOTOR REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. (X)

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