Service difficulty report · Flex Drive · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 10, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
17,991 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Flex Drive
Part number
1013800006
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
20,087 hours, 20,787 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON APPROACH FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 17 DEG, FLAPS STARTED TO MOVE THEN STOPPED, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTION OF THE FLAP SYSTEM SHOWED THAT THE RT FLAPS WERE IN A SPLIT FLAP CONDITION BETWEEN 0 DEG AND 17 DEG. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RT OB FLEX DRIVE WAS PHYSICALLY SHEARED IN HALF. THE CABLE WAS BROKEN 86 INCHES FROM THE FLAP ACTUATOR, THE FLEX DRIVE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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