Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 10, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,841 hours
Part
Drive Gear
Part number
9450202102
Condition
Sheared
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
3,575 hours, 4,439 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLAPS WERE SELECTED DOWN AND THEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE SELECTION WAS ATTEMPTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. RT INNER FLAP FLEX DRIVE WAS FOUND SHEARED. NEW DRIVE INSTALLED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.