SDR 2009F00001

Service difficulty report · Flap System · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 12, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U17
Aircraft time
45,053 hours, 51,063 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH, BEFORE REACHING ANEYE INTERSECTION TO RWY 11 PILOT LOWERED FLAPS AND AS THE ACFT REACHED 140KTS LOWERED THE GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE PILOT NOTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND, A FEW SECONDS LATER, NOTICED A LITTLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHICH DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT. MX INSPECTED THE WIRING AND ELECTICAL COMPONENTS ON THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS SYS AND NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE ACFT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE CYCLED WITH ELECTRICAL LOADS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

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