Service difficulty report · Wire Rope · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
14,823 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Wire Rope
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap Control
Part time
15,000 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) WHEN THE CREW MOVED THE FLAPS THE LT OTBD FLAP DID NOT MOVE. MX INSPECTED THE FLAP SYS AND DISCOVERED THE LT OTBD FLAP SHAFT WIRE ROPE WAS BROKEN AT THE FLAP ACTUATOR END.

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