Service difficulty report · Position Sensor · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 18, 2015
Submitted
March 23, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N539PE
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
539
Aircraft time
4,987 hours, 4,604 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Engine time
4,987 hours, 4,604 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Position Sensor
Part number
9733033112
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap
Part time
4,987 hours, 4,604 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TWO CREW & TWO PAXS, CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3L, AT APPROX 800 FEET AGL. CALLED FOR FLAPS TO BE MOVED FROM 30 DEGREES TO 40 DEGREES. A FEW SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED A FLAPS & PUSHER ANNUNCIATOR FOLLOWED BY AN AURAL, FLAP ASYMMETRY, WARNING. AT THAT POINT WE INITIATED A GO AROUND, RAN THE CHECKLIST & DECLARED AN EMER. WE REQUESTED A RETURN FOR LANDING ON 3R. THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL, FLAPS 40 LANDING WITH NO ANOMALIES.