Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
2,455 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Roll Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
2,454 hours
Component
Flap Actuator · Diamon
Component part number
222750010
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLAPS WOULD NOT GO DOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ROLL PIN WHICH IS USED TO LOCK THE ROD END BEARING AT THE END OF THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS MISSING ALLOWING THE FLAP ACTUATOR ROD TO ROTATE AND ALLOW FOR MIS-ALIGNMENT OF ALL FLAP CONTROL SWITCHES. REPAIRED FLAP ACTUATOR INSTALLED.

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