Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
February 24, 2010
Submitted
February 24, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N939HE
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1005
Aircraft time
330 hours, 220 cycles
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
5275212153
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
330 hours, 220 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLAP CAS CAUTION ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING - FLAPS STOPPED AROUND 13 DEGREES WHILE RETRACTING. CHECKED FLAP ERROR CODES, FOUND SEVERAL E211 CODES. INSPECTED LT INNER RESOLVER INSTALLATION. FOUND RESOLVER DRIVE PIN PULLED FROM SOCKET. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND INBD LT FLAP DRIVE ARM ASSY, PN 527.52.12.153, CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. PROBABLE CAUSE: UNKNOWN - NO RECORDED OVERSPEED ON ACFT'S CAS SYSTEM, NO SIGNS OF IMPACT DAMAGE OR SIDE LOADS, RIGGING OF FLAPS CHECKED OK, NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND.