Service difficulty report · Lever · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
April 12, 2010
Submitted
April 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N490CT
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK546
Aircraft time
1,407 hours, 1,078 cycles
Part
Lever
Part number
45A62082021
Condition
Chafed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING SCHEDULED IFA 200 HR IFA "A", AND IFA "B" INSP, NOTED LT AND RT FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCHES ACTUATING LINKAGE LEVERS POSITIONED TOO LOW AND CHAFING INTO ADJACENT LOWER WING T/E ACCESS PANELS 512TB AND 612TB. ADJUSTED SWITCH ACTUATING LEVERS HIGHER ON FOLLOW-UP SWITCHES AS REQUIRED FOR CLEARANCE AND CHECKED, ADJUSTED FLAP CONTROL AND POSITION SYS RIGGING AS REQUIRED. TECHS HAVE NOTED A SIMILAR CONDITION ON OTHER BE ACFT PREVIOUSLY. APPLICABLE MX RECORDS UNAVAILABLE, UNKNOWN IF MX PERFORMED THIS AREA SINCE ACFT BUILD. RECOMMEND MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER ACFT ARE BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ADEQUATE LEVER CLEARANCE AND ADD AN INSTALLATION NOTE TO THE MM FLAP FOLLOW-UP SWITCH INSTALLATION SECTION REGARDING VERIFYING PROPER LEVER POSITIONING AND CLEARANCE.