Service difficulty report · Transmission · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
September 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509FS
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952162
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Transmission
Part number
451813
Part serial
10048
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Right Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI AFTER LANDING, PILOT SELECTED FLAPS UP, HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND, FLAPS STOPPED RETRACTING, AND FLAP FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT HAND FLAP HANGING LOOSE IN FULL DOWN POSITION. FLAP JACKSCREW BECAME SEPARATED FROM FLAP TRANSMISSION, WITH JACKSCREW STILL ATTACHED TO FLAP. DISASSEMBLY OF FLAP TRANSMISSION BODY HAD BACKED ALL OF THE WAY OFF, ALLOWING JACKSCREW SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM TRANSMISSION. CASTELLATED NUT IS SAFETIED IN POSITION AFTER TIGHTENING BY BENDING A TANG OF THE LOCK WASHER BENEATH IT INTO ONE OF CASTELLATED NUT GROOVES. NO TANGS OF THIS LOCK WASHER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN BENT. WITH NO SAFETY, NUT EVENTUALLY VIBRATED LOOSE. LEAD SEALS ON COMPONENT EXTER

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