Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech D55

Difficulty date
January 30, 2001
Submitted
March 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13RJ
Make and model
Beech D55
Aircraft serial
TC2247
Part
Motor
Part number
D160003
Part serial
7501
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SQUAKED FLAP C/B TRIPS WHEN FLAPS ACTUATED. ISOLATED FLAP MOTOR WITH REMOTE C/B & EXT POWER. FOUND BAD FLAP MOTOR. LOCATED NEW MOTOR. INST MOTOR WORKED ON GROUND, TRIPPED C/B IN FLIGHT. ISOLATED MOTOR, DETERMINED BAD MOTOR. LOCATED ANOTHER MTR, WHEN REC''D , NOTICED DATA PLATES WERE IDENTICAL EXCEPT ONE WAS LABELED 11.5 AMPS THE OTHER WAS 5.0. CLOSER ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON DATA PLATES COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS OCCURANCE.

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