Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
August 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438CR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB438
Aircraft time
15,855 hours, 14,651 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
V31
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Part time
15,855 hours, 14,651 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS SETTING. SELECTION OF APPROACH FLAPS CAUSED NO MOVEMENT IN FLAP SYS. PILOT ATTEMPTED FLAP SELECTION ONCE MORE WITH NO LUCK. PILOT REFERRED TO CHECKLIST FOR FAILED FLAPS. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT APPROACH & LANDING & DIVERTED BACK. PERFORMED NO FLAPS APPROACH & LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, VERIFIED INOPERATIVE FLAP SYS & DISCOVERED APPROACH MICRO SWITCH PN V3-1 TO BE DEFECTIVE. OPTED TO REPLACE UP, APPROACH & DOWN MICRO SWITCHES, THREE EACH, DURING REPAIRS DUE TO CONVENIENCE. .