Service difficulty report · Shaft · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 9, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
48,633 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Shaft
Part number
5909077201
Condition
Binding
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, FLIGHT CREW SELECTED FLAP 0, FLAPS STARTED TO RETRACT BUT STOPPED AT 12 AND FLAP DRIVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT WING FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSY LOCATED BETWEEN THE TORQUE SENSOR AND COUPLING NEAR BS Y61.37 TO BE AT FAULT. THE CORE SHAFT COULDN`T BE ROTATED/REMOVED FROM THE CASING AND SHAFT DRIVE COUPLING, PN 744048. THE FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSY WAS REPLACED, TORQUE SENSOR ADJUSTED AND SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE. FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES ARE INSPECTED/LUBRICATED AT AN INTERVAL OF 1500 FLIGHT HOURS.