Service difficulty report · Torque Shaft · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
November 19, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Part
Torque Shaft
Part number
5912577
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A C-CHECK HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT. THE FLAP SYSTEM HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE CHECK AND PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. TORQUE SHAFTS AND BPSUS HAD BEEN REPLACED DURING THE C-CHECK AND THERE HAD BEEN MECHANICAL MIS-RIG PROBLEMS WHEN RETURNING TO SERVICEABILITY. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FAILURE INBOUND AIRPORT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT WING TORQUE SHAFT HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE ADJACENT SPLINE DRIVE. WHEN THE SHAFT HAD BEEN INSTALLED, THE BOLT HAD NOT BEEN SECURED THROUGH THE SPLINE DRIVE. THE SHAFT WAS SECURED PROPERLY, SYSTEM CHECKED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.