Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 30, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
13,446 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
9450202206
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Part time
6,708 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLAP SYSTEM WAS BEING ADJUSTED AND FUNCTION TESTED ON THE GROUND AFTER HEAVY MAINTENANCE AND ACFT IMPORT AS PART OF THE RETURN TO SERVICE CHECKS WHEN THE FLAP COMPUTER RECORDED A FAULT AND SHUTDOWN OPERATION OF THE FLAP SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME DURING GROUND SYSTEM CHECKS AND RIGGING THE FLAPS HAD OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FAULT HOWEVER WHILE TRAVELING UP AT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES THE FLAP SYS FAILURE CAWS INDICATION CAME ON AND THE FLAPS STOPPED OPERATING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RT OTBD FLAP FLEXIBLE DRIVE WIRE WINDING HAD SHEARED AT THE DRIVE END SWAGE. THE DRIVE WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAP SYS RIGGING COMPLETED.