Service difficulty report · Pdu · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 29, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,350 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Pdu
Part number
9787320003
Part serial
0099
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP, RETRACTED NORMALLY. FLAPS WERE SELECTED DOWN, EXTENDED NORMALLY. FLAPS WERE RETRACTED ONCE MORE, OPS WERE NORMAL. FLAPS WERE SELECTED DOWN, WHEN THEY REACHED 15 DEGREE POINT, STARTED TO BIND AND FLAP RESET WAS PERFORMED. FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 30 DEGREES. FLAPS OPERATED, BUT CUT IN AND OUT. FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 40 DEGREES, OPERATED NORMALLY. WHEN SELECTED DOWN, STARTED TO BIND BETWEEN 15 DEGREES, 30 DEGREES, RCCB POPPED. BINDING NOISE CAME FROM RT FLAP. FLOOR ACCESS PANEL TO FLAP PWR DRIVE UNIT WAS REMOVED. FLAP PWR DRIVE UNIT WAS HOT AND THERE WAS STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM PDU. FLAP PWR DRIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED, FLAPS OPERATED NORMAL.