Service difficulty report · Control System · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 22, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
4,303 hours, 5,293 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Control System
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT, THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP, (FLAPS) CAUTION ILLUMINATED, AND FLAP OPERATION STOPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING, FLAP SYSTEM INSPECTED FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE, AND FLAPS MEASURED FOR POSSIBLE ASYMMETRY AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. FLAP GROUND RESET PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. AFTER RETURNING TO BASE, FLAP CODES SHOWED E210 (FLAP ASYMMETRY CENTER/CENTER). FLAP ASYMMETRY AGAIN MEASURED SATISFACTORY, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.