Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 13, 2005
Submitted
December 13, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0989
Aircraft time
1,799 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Engine time
1,799 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
99105863RX
Part serial
6984
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
885 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

BOTH PRIMARY AND STAND-BY FLAP ACTUATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. ACTIVATION OF EITHER SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RESPECTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN. DISASSASEMBLY OF THE ACTUATOR REVEALED A SHEARED ROLL PIN AND ROUGH WORM SHAFT BEARING.

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