Service difficulty report · Flex Drive · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 15, 2007
Submitted
June 20, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N591AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
591
Aircraft time
2,329 hours, 2,071 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
2,240 hours, 1,997 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Flex Drive
Part number
9450202205
Part serial
S5432
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
2,329 hours, 2,071 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DURING APPROACH WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 15 DEGREES THE FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND AND A FLAP CAUTION ANNUNCITOR WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CAWS PANEL. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE POH PROCEDURES AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INVESTIGATION INTO THE FLAP PROBLEM AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED DETERMINED THAT THE LT IB FLAP FLEX DRIVE PN 945.02.02.205, SN S2532, HAD BROKEN JUST IB OF THE LT IB FLAP ACTUATOR.