SDR 99ZZZX4615

Service difficulty report · Actuator

Difficulty date
December 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N830Q
Part
Actuator
Part number
9638002117
Condition
Failed
Location
Cowl Flap
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BEGINNING 9-20-99 AT 646.5 HOBBS, COWL FLAP ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. A PART WAS ORDERED THROUGH BEECHCRAFT. THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURRED AT 9-30-99 AT 672.4 HOBBS, AND, THEREAFTER, 10-19-99 AT 704.7 HOBBS, 11-4-99 AT 763.0 HOBBS, AND 11-30-99 AT 840.8 HOBBS. AT EACH FAILURE, THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW OR OVERHAULED PART WITH A BEECHCRAFT PART NUMBER. ALL FAILURES OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND SEEM TO HAVE A LIFE LIMITED TIME OF AN AVERAGE 48.5 HOURS.