What was found
FLAP ROD BROKE JUST BELOW UPPER BALL JOINT CAUSING FLAP TO RETRACT ON LANDING. THIS PART IS .3125 X .058 6061 T6 ALUMINUM TUBING AND APPEARS TO BE WEAK AFTER THREADS ARE CUT IN ENDS.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2001
- Submitted
- February 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3891P
- Make and model
- Amtr VANSRV6
- Aircraft serial
- 23736
- Engine
- Lyc IO320*
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- F659
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Below Flap
- Part time
- 117 hours
- Component
- Flap Rod
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.