Service difficulty report · Flap · Cessna R172E

Difficulty date
September 13, 2000
Submitted
November 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7899N
Make and model
Cessna R172E
Aircraft serial
R1720290
Part
Flap
Part number
052390138
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Rt Inboard
Part time
13,495 hours
Component
Rib Assembly
Component part number
05239018
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR LOADS MOVED THE RIGHT FLAP OUTBOARD SO THAT, WHEN RETRACTED, THE INBOARD RIB ASSY - FLAP SUPPORT ARM LEFT, P/N 0523901-8, WAS BLOCKED BY THE FLAP TRACK SUPPORT STRUCTURE. BOTH FLAP SUPPORT ARMS WERE BENT BACKWARD BY THE FORCE OF THE FLAP MOTOR, FINALLY JAMMING AT ABOUT FIVE DEGREES DOWN. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF CESSNA SERVICE KIT SK180-44-1. (X)

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