Service difficulty report · Flap System · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
20,892 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON FINAL APPROACH, WITH FLAPS SET TO 17 DEG, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THEY WERE HAVING TO APPLY A SUBSTANTIAL AILERON CORRECTION. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED FULL DOWN FOR LANDING, NO MOVEMENT WAS NOTED. THE CREW SUSPECTED A SPLIT FLAP CONDITION AND LANDED AS CONFIGURED, INCREASING VREF BY 15 KNOTS. UPON INSPECTION, THE RT OTBD FLAP WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY RETRACTED, AND NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO A BROKEN DRIVE CABLE. IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE FLAP PROTECTION SYS IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE ALLOWED THE EXCESSIVE, 17 DEG, TRAVEL PRIOR TO DISABLING THE SYS.

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