Service difficulty report · Shaft · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 14, 2002
Submitted
April 26, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,350 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Shaft
Part number
9450202201
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Le Flap
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) WHILE ON APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE SELECTED 30 DEGS OF FLAP HE GOT FLAP WARNING ON CAWS PANEL. NO EFFECT ON FLT CONTROLS AND HE LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. PILOT RESET FLAPS ON GROUND AND TRIED TO RETRACT FLAPS. FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND FLAP WARNING ON CAWS PANEL CAME ON. PILOT COULD NOT GET FLAPS TO RESET. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED FROM PRINCE ALBERT BASE. FLAPS WERE CHECKED FOR ASSEMETARY. IT FOUND THAT LT FLAP 1/2 INCH LOWER THAN RIGHT FLAP. WHEN LEFT INBOARD FLEX SHAFT DISCONNECTED FROM POWER DRIVE UNIT, FLEX SHAFT HAD SHEARED AT SWAGED END THAT GOES INTO POWER DRIVE UNIT.