Service difficulty report · Contactor · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 20, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Contactor
Part number
9740338111
Condition
Shorted
Location
Te Flap Pdu
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) WHILE LOWERING THE FLAPS DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT (PDU )WAS LABOURING. THE FLAP DRIVE SHAFTS WERE DISCONNECTED AT THE PDU, BUT THE PDU WAS STILL LABOURING. THE PDU WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONDITION STILL PERSISTED. THE K670 CONTACTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PDU OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SUSPECT K670 CONTACTOR WAS TAKEN APART AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CONTACTS WERE BADLY BURNED.