Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 20, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1006
Aircraft time
1,015 hours, 878 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1295210512
Part serial
52278644004
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
4 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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, GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS FULL DOWN PILOT NOTICED CONTROL YOKE BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT BANK ROLL. FLAP INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE FULL DOWN. DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE THE FLIGHT CONTROL SETTINGS AS IS AND LAND USING RUDDER AND ELEVATOR PITCH TO CONTROL AND GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING ROLL OUT CREW NOTICED BURNING ODOR. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD HINGE THROUGH BOLT MISSING, FLAP COCKED AND WEDGED UP AGAINST THE AILERON. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, FLAP FLEX SHAFT, FLAP MOTOR AND FLAP MOTOR ACTUATOR. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BEECHCRAFT KICT FOR FLAP TROUBLESHOOTING. BEECHCRAFT MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR AND ADJUSTED THE FLAP SYSTEM. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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