Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
January 21, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
10,424 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Motor
Part number
1003840403
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, FLIGHT CREW RETRACTED WING FLAPS AND TAXIED TO APRON. UPON DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT, AN ODOR WAS DETECTED IN CABIN AROUND WING FLAP MOTOR POSITION AND FLAP SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING NORMAL DURING GROUND CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WITH THE WING FLAP SYSTEM DISABLED, AND A FLAPLESS LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. THE FLAP MOTOR/GEARBOX WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE, WITH AN ACCOMPANYING BURNT ODOUR. THE FLAP MOTOR/GEARBOX WAS REPLACED WITH AN OH UNIT PN 100-524073-1 AND FLAP RIGGING CHECKS CARRIED OUT. SYSTEMGROUND-CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL.