Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
September 13, 2000
Submitted
November 20, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5040Q
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0347
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50000084
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap System
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

CPS/LIT - WHILE ON FINAL, THE FLAP SYSTEM FAILED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPPER FLAP EXTEND CABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BROKEN APPROXIMATELY A FOOT OUTBOARD OF THE ACTUATOR CHAIN ATTACH POINT. THE CABLE COULD HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ROUTED/RIGGED AND/OR THE CABLE TENSION COULD HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY SET. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 10 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. (X)

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