Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
15,567 hours, 11,378 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Motor
Part number
100384040
Condition
Burned
Location
Te Flap
Part time
2,287 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CREW SELECTED FLAPS UP ON ROLL-OUT. ACFT SAT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS WERE NORMAL. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, FLAPS WERE SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION. AT THIS TIME SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. EMERGENCY DRILL WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT EVACUATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE FBO. MX CONFIRMED THAT THE FLAPMOTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE. THE FLAPMOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD ALSO TRIPPED. THE MX DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE.

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