Service difficulty report · Retaining Nut · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 30, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
18,525 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Retaining Nut
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Flap Actuator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) NOTICED THE LT INBD FLAP TO BE TIGHT, LOWERED FLAPS TO INVESTIGATE IF ANY FAULTS WERE PRESENT, THEN NOTICED THAT THE LT INBD FLAP ACTUATOR RETAINING NUT WAS RETREATED BEYOND ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCE.