Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 15, 2020
Submitted
December 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268SL
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC68
Aircraft time
46,761 hours, 38,821 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
1005240731
Part serial
9772
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
1,460 hours, 1,027 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED: FLAPS STUCK IN LANDING, WHEN SELECTED POSITION SWITCH TO TAKOFF, FLAPS WENT FULL DOWN. ENVIROMENTAL SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP MOTOR ASSEMBLY TO BE BURNT AND FAULTY, CAUSING FLAP FAILURE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP MOTOR ASSEMBLY, OPERATIONAL CHECKS SUCCESSFUL.

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