Service difficulty report · Nut · Bnorm BN2A26

Difficulty date
June 3, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A26
Aircraft time
15,049 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Nut
Condition
Stripped
Location
Flap Actuator
Component
Flap Actuator · Talley · 1251T100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, ON OVERSHOOT FROM A ABORTED LANDING, FLAPS RETRACTED UN-COMMANDED. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND WAS ABLE TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON REMAINING RUNWAY. INSPECTION FOUND THE FLAP ACTUATOR STRIPED. ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR OVERHAUL. OVERHAUL FACILITY REPORT THAT THE STRIPPED BRASS NUT WAS MADE OF A SOFTER THAN STANDARD MATERIAL. THERE WAS IN EVIDENCE IN THE AVAILABLE LOGS OF THE TIME IN SERVICE SINCE NEW OR OVERHAULED. OVERHAULED ACTUATOR WAS RE-INSTALLED IN ACFT.