Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
10,249 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
1013800006
Condition
Sheared
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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) AC HAD JUST LANDED, SELECTED FLAPS UP, STOPPED BETWEEN APPROACH AND ZERO (FULL UP). PILOT CALLED MAINT, WAS INSTRUCTED TO TRY SPLIT FLAP BYPASS SYS, INFORMED MAINT THAT ALL FLAPS WENT UP EXCLUDING THE RT OB. ASSUMED THAT FLAP DRIVE CABLE WAS SHEARED. AME`S WERE SENT TO INSPECT SYS, CONFIRMED SHEARED CABLE. RT FLAP WAS SECURED IN FULL UP POSITION, FLAP SYS DEFERRED AND AC WAS FLOWN BACK TO MAIN MAINT FACILITY. AFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED ALL NECESSARY CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, NO OTHER FAULTS WERE FOUND. CAUSE OF CABLE FAILURE WAS CORROSION DUE TO TRAPPED MOISTURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF RECORDS IT TURNS OUT THAT CABLE WAS THE NEWEST OF THE 3 CABLES INSTALLED. MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PICTURES SENT.

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