Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech C99

Difficulty date
April 8, 2023
Submitted
April 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174AV
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U174
Aircraft time
27,282 hours, 36,485 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH INTO KSAN, PILOT SELECTED FLAPS TO DOWN POSITION, BUT NOTED THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE FLAPS. CREW CONSULTED QRH AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH FLAPS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE PROCEDURE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, DURING TAXIING INTO THE RAMP, CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE FROM THE CARGO BAY. CREW INFORMED ATC REGARDING SMOKE IN CABIN AND ARFF WAS DISPATCHED. AFTER SHUTDOWN, ARFF INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND FLAP MOTOR WAS BURNT UP CAUSING SMELL AND SMOKE IN CABIN. FLAP SYSTEM WAS PLACARDED AND DEFERRED PER MEL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUPPLEMENTAL SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND MEL HAS BEEN CLEARED.

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