Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Motor
Part number
100384040
Condition
Overheated
Location
Te Flap
Part time
72 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
B, 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) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN, WHEN, WITH THE BATTERY STILL ON, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLAP MOTOR HAD OVERHEATED, SEIZED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CAUSE WAS THE UPLIMIT SWITCH NOT MAKING CONTACT WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AFTER LANDING. THIS KEPT POWER ON THE MOTOR WHICH WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THE FLAP MOTOR AND GEARBOX WERE REPLACED, THE UPLIMIT SWITCH ADJUSTED, FLAPS RIGGED, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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