Service difficulty report · Speed Brake · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 9, 2005
Submitted
May 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK201
Aircraft time
5,939 hours, 4,823 cycles
Part
Speed Brake
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORTED; ON APPROACH ABOVE 10,000 FT SPEEDBRAKES WERE EXTENDED & A YAWING / ROLLING MOVEMENT OF ACFT OCCURRED WITH NOSE MOVING 15-20 DEG. SPEEDBRAKES RETRACTED & CREW DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT & PERFORMED A CONTROL CHK OF ACFT. ACFT THEN BEHAVED NORMAL. AT APPROX 4,000 FT THE SPEEDBRAKES EXTENDED, & SAME OSCILLATION OBSERVED. SPEEDBRAKES AGAIN RETRACTED & OSCILLATION CEASED. FLT CONTINUED & ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED SPEEDBRAKES, & PERFORMED AN OPS CHK. OPS CHK NORMAL. A CHK FLT COMPLETED & SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED AT 200-KTS, WITH AUTOPILOT ON & IN TURNS WITH AUTOPILOT ON & OFF. NO UNUSUAL TURNS OR ROLLS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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