What was found
WHILE COMPLYING WITH AIR TRACTOR SL 375, A FLAP MOTOR MOUNTING ADAPTER WAS FOUND WITH A BROKEN MOUNTING STUD. IF THE SECOND STUD HAD BROKE THE FLAP MOTOR WOULD FALL DOWN ON THE AILERON PUSH PULL TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2019
- Submitted
- June 6, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N870LA
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802
- Aircraft serial
- 8020270
- Aircraft time
- 1,705 hours, 2,350 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67AG
- System (JASC)
- 2751 · Trailing Flap Position Indicating System
- Part
- Adapter
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Flap Motor
- Part time
- 1,705 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.