Service difficulty report · Actuator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 14, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
643 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Actuator
Part number
9787320309
Part serial
0549
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 TO 40, PRIOR TO REACHING 15, FLAPS LABORED AND STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RESUMED IN TRANSIT. THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE IN THE HANGAR BEFORE. AT NO TIME WAS THE (FLAP) ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE LT OB ACTUATOR WAS ONCE FOUND TO BE VERY WARM TO THE TOUCH WHILE THE OTHER 3 WERE COLD. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT. FLAP CODE E208 WAS LOGGED. ONCE THE ACTUATOR WAS ON THE BENCH IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT A (ROUGH) SPOT COULD BE FELT WHILE ROTATING THE JACKSCREW. SUSPECTED ACTUATOR REPLACED. FUNCTION CHECKS NORMAL.