Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 29, 2022
Submitted
January 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N892UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1139
Aircraft time
3,157 hours, 2,624 cycles
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
1015210542
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 600
Part time
3,157 hours, 2,624 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, O
Precautionary procedure
A, L, O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH THE FLAPS REMAINED UP WHEN APPROACH/DOWN SELECTED. THE APPROACH WAS DISCONTINUED AND A GO-AROUND INITIATED. THE POH WAS FOLLOWED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO AN AIRPORT WITH A LONGER RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR A FLAPS-UP LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO AN INOPERATIVE RIGHT FLAP LIMIT SWITCH. REPLACED LIMIT SWITCH. FLAP SYSTEM GROUND CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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