Service difficulty report · Cam · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 28, 2014
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
24,858 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Cam
Part number
1015210577
Condition
Worn
Location
Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
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 TAKE OFF IN FLAPS WERE CALLED TO BE RETRACTED FROM FLAPS APPROACH POSITION TO FLAPS ZERO. WHEN SELECTED THEY DID NOT MOVE AND WERE STUCK IN POSITION. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED, NO FURTHER INCIDENT." ON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, THE ASYMMETRY MICROSWITCH ON THE R/H FLAPS WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT, AS WELL AS THE CAM LOBE HAS SOME WEAR MARKS ON IT. THE MICROSWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE CAM LOBE WAS ORDERED FOR PARTS AND ADDED TO NOTES FOLDER IN AMS. AUG 27, 2014: RH FLAP SAFETY MICROSWITCH P/N BZ7RWT822 REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW KING AIR 200 MM CH: 27-50-00. GROUND TESTED SERVICEABLE. SEP 9, 2014: RH FLAP ASSYMETRY SWITCH CAM LOBE P/N 101-521057-7 REPLACED NEW IAW BE20 MM CH:27-50-00 FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE. SYSTEM WAS SERVICEABLE FROM THEN ON WITH NO MORE ISSUES REPORTED.