Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 20, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
53,676 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
734374D
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
53,416 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) EN-ROUTE, FLIGHT CREW FELT LIKE IF THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE FLAP SELECTOR CYCLED FROM 0 TO 5 DEGREES & BACK TO 0 DEGREES. HOWEVER THERE WAS NO FLAP MOVEMENT DETECTED. FLAPS POSITION WERE VISUALLY CONFIRMED & FOUND EXTENDED. DURING THE APPROACH, THE FLAP SELECTOR WAS SET TO 15 DEGREES BUT FLAPS STOPPED AT 10 DEGREES. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES TO THE LT INBD FLAP WERE NOTICED, SEE ATTACHED PICTURES. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE & TOWED INSIDE BASE MX HANGAR. MX DETERMINED THAT THE LT INBD NR 1 BALL SCREW ACTUATOR HAD SEIZED, RESULTING IN AN ASYMMETRICAL EXTENSION WHICH CAUSED THE FLAP TO TWIST & JAM IN THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES. THE INBD FLAP ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REMOVED & STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ARE BEING COMPLETED. FLAP BALLS CREW ACTUATORS ARE LUBRICATED AT AN INTERVAL OF 2500 FLIGHT HOURS IAW TASK 2750/04. THE TASK WAS COMPLETED 2095 FH AGO. INTERNAL IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS EVALUATING THE POSSIBILITY TO REDUCE THE TASK INTERVAL TIME.