Service difficulty report · Flex Drive · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 28, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
42,148 hours, 42,758 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Flex Drive
Part number
745583A
Condition
Seized
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED (FLAP DRIVE) CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FROM 2-3 SECONDS WHEN FLAPS SELECTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND FLAP SECONDARY DRIVE, IN WING CENTER SECTION, CORE HAD UNWOUND AND SEIZED CAUSING THE CASING TO ROTATE AND DAMAGED SUPPORT BRACKET AND TORQUE SENSOR. FLAP CORE APPEARED TO LACK LUBRICATION AND RUST WAS EVIDENT. FLAP SECONDARY FLEX SHAFT REPLACED. ALL OTHER FLAP SECONDARY DRIVES LUBRICATED. BRACKET AND TORQUE SENSOR DAMAGE REPAIRED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FLAP SECONDARY DRIVE IS CLASSIFIED AS AN EXPENDABLE PART AND TIME ON PART NOT TRACKED. (TC NR 20070719009)