Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
September 10, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
22,850 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Actuator
Part number
A31691
Condition
Bent
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLAPS STOPPED AT APPROACH POSITION AND COULD NOT BE LOWERED ANY FURTHER. SINCE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING NO OTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN WHILE IN FLIGHT. ON GROUND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FLAPS WOULD NOT LOWER OR RETRACT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE FLAP ACTUATOR HAD INTERFERED WITH THE RT IB FLAP WHILE IT WAS BEING LOWERED. SINCE THE LIMIT SWITCHES ARE LOCATED ON THE IB RT FLAP THE FLAP MOTOR AND DYNAMIC FLAP RELAY OVERHEATED BEFORE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS RETURNED TO ITS PROPER POSITION AND THE FLAP MOTOR AND FLAP RELAY WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS.