Service difficulty report · Seal · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 13, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
190 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Flap Actuator
Component
Actuator
Component part number
222750010
Stage of operation
CL
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)A/C HAD FLAP STUCK FULL DOWN. INSP REVEALED FLAP ACT SEAL HAD COME LOOSE, INTERFERED WITH NR 5 FLAP SWITCH. WILL TAKE ACTUATOR FROM OTHER AC TO USE ON THIS A/C. INSP REVEALED THAT SEAL ON OTHER A/C HAD COME LOOSE TOO, BUT HAD NOT YET CONTACTED SWITCHES, PROCEEDED TO RE-GLUE SEAL IAW INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLED UNIT ON THIS A/C. UNIT WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM MFB WAS FURTHER INSPECTED, SEAL RE-GLUED, TAB OF NR 5 SWITCH WAS STRAIGHTENED, UNIT INSTALLED IN OTHER A/C, GROUND TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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