Service difficulty report · Actuator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 2, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
6,473 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Actuator
Part number
97897320309
Part serial
1710
Condition
Frozen
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
2,242 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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) FLAPS WOULD WORK AS NORMAL, EVEN AFTER 4 HOUR FLIGHT AT -45. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN (FLAPS) CAUTION WOULD COME ON AND FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE. NORMAL GROUND RESET WOULD NOT WORK. FLAP CONTROL 1 AMP C/B APPEARED TO BE (BLOWN) BUT NOT POPPED. AFTER RESETTING C/B, NORMAL FLAP RESET WOULD WORK. TRYING TO MOVE FLAPS AGAIN WOULD CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTE THIS DEFECT WOULD ONLY OCCUR IF THE GROUND TEMP WAS -5 TO -12. AFTER WARMING THE AIRCRAFT IN A HANGAR FLAPS WOULD RESET AND WORK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ACTUATORS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 3 OF THE 4 ACTUATORS WERE HEATING UP. +40 - +50 C. ACTUATORS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ALSO NOTED WAS FLAP CONTROL WARNING UNIT FAILURE CODES INCLUDED TOO HIGH CURRENT DRAW