Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727B
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1734
Aircraft time
2,373 hours, 1,676 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
1005240731
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER LANDING, THE SIC EXITED THE ACFT AND NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WHERE STILL IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE SIC NOTIFIED THE PIC OF THE DISCREPANCY. PIC THEN APPLIED POWER AND TRIED TO CYCLE THE FLAPS UP. AGAIN THE FLAPS DID NOT MOVE. THE CREW CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND AGAIN TRIED TO BRING THE FLAPS UP. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE CREW NOTIFIED MX. MX ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE FLAPS UP BUT COULD NOT CLEAR THE DISCREPANCY. MX DISCONNECTED THE FLAP DRIVE SHAFTS, RAISED THE FLAPS MANUALLY, AND PULLED THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER. MX NOTIFIED THEIR LOCAL FSDO AND OBTAINED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. AFTER OBTAINING THE SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT, THE CREW BROUGHT THE ACFT BACK TO DEPARTURE. MX TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A BAD FLAP MOTOR. INSTALLED AN O/H FLAP MOTOR, CONDUCTED OPS CHECKS, AND RETURNED THE ACFT BACK TO SERVICE.