Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 12, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,569 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Actuator
Part number
99100554
Condition
Seized
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
651 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED DOWN, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP IT TRIPPED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WITH THE FLAPS IN A PARTIAL DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT FLAP MOTOR SEIZED, AND THE RIGHT MOTOR WITH EXCESSIVE END PLAY.

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