Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
13,659 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Control Handle
Part number
8497
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
LD
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) PILOT REPORTED THE FLAPS WOULD MOVE INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FLAP CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED OR NOT PULLED. THE FLAP HYDRAULIC VALVE WAS REPLACED BUT FLAPS WOULD NOT RESPOND PROPERLY WITH FLAP HANDLE. THE FLAP POTENTIOMETER WAS REPLACED YET DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. FLAP CONTROL HANDLE WAS REPLACED AND FLAPS WERE RIGGED AND SYS FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED SERVICEABLE.