Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
December 6, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
21,246 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
MS250261
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, JUST BEFORE 10000 FT, CREW NOTICED ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AS ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 10000 FT, CABIN CREW INFORMED FLT CREW OF AN ODOR OF SMOKE CABIN. DONNED O2 MASKS, NOTIFIED ATC & INFORMED THEM OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT & RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO PROCEED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. WHILE DOING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST THE FLAPS WOULDN`T EXTEND, A FLAPLESS LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLT INSP FOUND FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED & FLAPS RETRACTED HARD AGAINST THEIR STOPS. IT IS SUSPECTED THE UP LIMIT SWITCH FAILED ALLOWING SYSTEM TO THINK THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT ALL THE WAY UP. MOTOR OVERHEATED BEFORE TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR. FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER, RELAY, UP LIMIT SWITCH, DOWN LIMIT SWITCH, FLAP GEAR BOX, FLAP MOTOR AND THE DRIVE CABLES REPLACED. SYSTEM RIGGED & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.