Service difficulty report · Flap System · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
November 13, 2022
Submitted
November 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642PC
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
642
Aircraft time
11,645 hours, 15,445 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
2,653 hours, 3,373 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
11,645 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RAISED FROM 15 TO 0, THEY FROZE AT 14 WITH "FLAP" AND "PUSHER' ANNUNCIATIONS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT KABQ UNEVENTFULLY, FLAPS LOCKED AT 15 DEGREES DUE TO ASYMMETRY FAULT. MAINTENCE ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF THE FLAPS SYSTEM AND ACCOMPLISHED A FLAP RESET AND ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE SYSTEM WAS NORMAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.