Diamond DA 62, Flight Manual

Page: 397 / 506

DA 62 AFM Airplane Description
Flaps
The flaps are a two piece construction. The inner part of the flap is mounted to the center
wing and the outer part to the wing. Both parts are connected to each other with a form
fit connection.
Construction: GFRP/CFRP composite sandwich.
Hinges: There are 6 hinges at the outer part and 4 hinges at the inner part of the
flap. These hinges are hinge pins mounted in an aluminum bracket. They
are secured in position by a roll pin. The absence of this roll pin can lead
to the loss of the hinge pin and a consequent loss of flight safety.
Operation: Each part is connected with a flap control horn to the push rods of the
flap control system. A rod end bearing is screwed into a steel push rod
and locked by means of a jam nut which has locking varnish applied to
it. Damage to this varnish can indicate a twisting and thus a change to
the adjustment. The connection between the rod end bearing and the
control horn is a bolt, the nut of which is likewise sealed with locking
varnish. The flap control horn is fully covered by a fairing mounted to the
flap control horn with three screws in the outer wings and four screws
in the center wing.
Each flap control horn is attached to the flap part with 3 screws.
The flaps are driven by an electric motor and have 3 settings:
- Cruise (UP), totally retracted
- Take-Off (T/O), and
- Landing (LDG).
Doc. No. 11.01.05-E Rev. 0 11-Jan-2019 Page 7 - 5