Service difficulty report · Seal · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 13, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
681 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Flap Actuator
Component
Flap Actuator · Diamon · 222750010
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) AC HAD THE FLAP STUCK FULL DOWN. INSP REVEALED THAT FLAP ACTUATOR SEAL HAD COME LOOSE AND INTERFERED WITH THE NR5 FLAP SWITCH. A/C WAS IN MAINT FOR A TOTALLY UNRELATED DEFECT, TROUBLESHOOTING DECIDED, THAT WE TAKE THE ACTUATOR FROM IT TO USE ON A/C. INSP REVEALED THAT THE SEAL ON A/C HAD COME LOOSE TOO, BUT HAD NOT YET CONTACTED THE SWITCHES AND THEREFORE WE RE-GLUED SEAL IAW MFG INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTALLED THIS UNIT ON MFB. THEREAFTER UNIT WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM MFB WAS FURTHER INSPECTED, SEAL RE-GLUED AND TAB OF NR5 SWITCH WAS STRAIGHTENED. UNIT INSTALLED IN OTHER A/C AND GROUND TESTED SERVICEABLE.

More about the Diamon DA20-C1