Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 22, 2008
Submitted
July 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N110WY
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1020
Part
Motor
Part number
99105863
Part serial
5707
Condition
Burned
Location
Te Flap Actuator
Part time
295 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON 5/7/08 DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 LOCAL TIME. FLAPS SET TO 10 DEGREES FOR TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF & CLIMB NORMAL. AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTO FLT WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, NOTICED A BURNING ODOR & SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE THAT LASTED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT & LOOKED AT CIRCUIT BREAKERS & NOTICED STALL WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. AFTER RETURNING TO AIRPORT, FOUND SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS HAD POPPED & FLAPS WERE INOPERATIVE & STUCK AT 10 DEGREES. AVIONICS SHOP REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION PERFORMED. BURNED WIRES FOUND IN WIRE BUNDLE RUNNING FROM MAIN FLAP MOTOR TO CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL & FROM MAIN FLAP MOTOR TO GROUND BLOCK J66. INSULATION OF ADJACENT WIRES ALONG SAM

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