What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW COULD NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS. RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FLAP SAFETY SWITCH. THE FLIGHT WAS A REPOSTION FROM ICT TO MCI, NO PAX ON BOARD.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2006
- Submitted
- February 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N138YV
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE138
- Aircraft time
- 20,335 hours, 33,500 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Safety Switch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.