Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 19, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
503801537
Condition
Worn
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
6,669 hours, 13,996 cycles
Component
Flap Actuator · Beech · 1295210501
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) INITY MAINT NOTIFIED THAT WHEN SELECTING FLAPS TO UP POS (ON GROUND) THAT FLAP IND. SHOWING 20 DEGS&THAT FLAPS WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRACT ANY FURTHER. MAINT FOUND L/H INBOARD FLAP IN APPROX. 25DEGS DOWN POS,&THAT FLAP SPLIT SYS PREVENTING FURTHER FLAP-MOTOR OP. ALL FLAPS WERE MANU RETRACTED&CONFIRMED LOCKED IN UP POS. A/C DISPATCHED AS PER MEL PROCEDURE FOR FLAP-UP OPS.DURING T TROUBLE-SHOOTING IT FOUND THAT L/H INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR ASSY FAILING, INTERNALLY. GEAR INTERNALLY OF DRIVE ASSY, WHICH IS PART OF FLAP ACTUATOR ASSY FOUND WORN WITH SECTION OF GEAR BROKEN OFF.L/H INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLT.

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