Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 12, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45RK
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK43
Aircraft time
6,095 hours, 4,784 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
45AS6101513
Part serial
33J10
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

INVESTIGATED A CREW REPORT OF THE FLAPS INTERMITTENTLY NOT RETRACTING PAST THE 10 DEGREE SETTING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE P/N 45AS61015-13 RT FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY. ELECTRICAL READINGS TO BECOME INTERMITTENT WHEN EXPOSED TO LOW TEMPERATURES. REPLACED THE RT FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY WITH A SUPERSEDING P/N 45AS61015-23 SWITCH ASSY. AND ADJUSTED THE LT FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH AS REQUIRED. FLAP SYS TESTS NORMAL. RECOMMEND MFG ISSUE A MANDATORY OR RECOMMENDED SB TO ESTABLISH A RECOMMENDED COMPLIANCE TIME FOR REPLACING OLDER STYLE FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY'S WITH NEWER P/N FOLLOW-UP SWITCH ASSY'S.

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