What was found
ON FINAL, THE FLAPS MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND. REMOVE FLAP ACTUATOR AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR BOX HAD ONE GEAR WITH THE TEETH MISSING.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2001
- Submitted
- November 5, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N421HM
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0029
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520K
- System (JASC)
- 2752 · Trailing Edge Flap Actuator
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 51152401
- Part serial
- 14879
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Flap Actuator
- Part time
- 3,100 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.