Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
July 22, 2017
Submitted
July 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1053
Aircraft time
806 hours, 715 cycles
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
DT2RA7
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
806 hours, 715 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH WITH FLAPS SELECTED TO APPROACH POSITION, THE INDICATOR SHOWED NO MOVEMENT AND AFTER VISUAL CHECK NOTICED FLAPS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. FOLLOWED THE NO FLAP/UNKNOWN POSITION CHECKLIST. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A FAULTY FLAP UP LIMIT SWITCH. FLAP OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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