Service difficulty report · Te Flap · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
November 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Te Flap
Part number
5275012003
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wings
Part time
576 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
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) ON APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS AND THE COMPUTER SENSED A FAULT. A FLAPLESS LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. THE SUBMITTER BELIEVES THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER, EVIDENT ON THE LEFT UPPER FLAP SKIN, HAD FROZEN AND CAUSED THE FLAP TO STICK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.