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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Minden, LA · March 30, 2014

Date: March 30, 2014 · 03:30 local
Place: Minden, LA
Airport: Minden Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EWFA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N414PA
Reported as: Cessna 414A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N414PARegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0051 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 414A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon selection of flaps down while on approach into mne, a loud ?pop? Was heard and the aircraft rolled to the right. The pilot corrected with ailerons and selected flaps up, the flaps retracted; the aircraft returned to rsn and made an uneventful landing with retracted flaps.

During the inspection to determine the cause of the asymmetrical flap condition, maintenance found the RH flap extend cable had broken approximately 7.5" outboard of the turnbuckle just under the heater duct. The flap control system components were checked for secondary damage and none was found.

As the FAA filed it

UPON SELECTION OF FLAPS DOWN WHILE ON APPROACH INTO MNE, A LOUD ?POP? WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH AILERONS AND SELECTED FLAPS UP, THE FLAPS RETRACTED; THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RSN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH RETRACTED FLAPS.

DURING THE INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ASYMMETRICAL FLAP CONDITION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RH FLAP EXTEND CABLE HAD BROKEN APPROXIMATELY 7.5" OUTBOARD OF THE TURNBUCKLE JUST UNDER THE HEATER DUCT. THE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED FOR SECONDARY DAMAGE AND NONE WAS FOUND.