Service difficulty report · Ball Screw · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
July 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Ball Screw
Part number
C1486592
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Part time
14,142 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) DURING APPROACH, FLAP SELECTED TO 35, FOLLOWED BY FLAP DRIVE CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND THE FLAPS STOPPED MOVING. FIM WAS FOLLOWED AND, FCU, FLAP CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. REPEAT EVENT NEXT FLIGHT. LT INBD FLAP BALL SCREW ASSY ROUGH TO TURN WITH TIGHT SPOTS. ALSO LT INBD FLAP, NR 2 BALL SCREW ASSY REMOVED DUE TO SLIGHT ROUGHNESS ALONG WITH LT OTBD FLAP NR 4 BALL SCREW ASSY. ABOVE ACTUATORS REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER EVENTS.