Service difficulty report · Shaft · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 21, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
8,975 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Shaft
Part number
1013800006
Condition
Broken
Location
Le Slat Control
Part time
10,740 cycles
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, CREW SELECTED FLAPS '0' BUT NOTED THAT PANEL NR 4 DID NOT APPEAR TO RETRACT ALL THE WAY UP. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND FLAPS WERE CONFIRMED TO BE ALL UP EXCEPT NR 4 WHICH WAS HANGING DOWN BY APPROX 4 DEGREES. THE .5000 & .7500 PANEL PAIRS ARE PROTECTED BY A 3 TO 6 DEGREE SPLIT IN PAIR WHICH LOCKS SYSTEM, ONLY RESETTABLE ON GROUND. MAINT FOUND THAT FLEXIBLE DRIVE CABLE FOR NR 4 WAS BROKEN INSIDE OF EXTERNAL COVERING. A FACTORY INSTALLED CLAMP APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN OVERTIGHENED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF COVERING INTEGRITY ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER CABLE SHEATH. LOW PORTION COLLECTED MOISTURE AND EVENTUALLY CORRODED ENOUGH TO ALLOW TORQUE TO BREAK STRANDS. MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

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