SDR 2002F00360

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
April 1, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3729C
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0589
Aircraft time
10,585 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50000084
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
10,585 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED HIS APPROACH FLAP SETTING OF 15 DEGREES. UPON DOING SO HE HEARD A BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLIGHT ROLL TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS, WHICH CORRECTED THE SITUATION. HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT HAND EXTEND CABLE FAILED AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET RIGHT OF THE FLAP ACTUATOR, NEAR A PULLEY, CAUSING THE FLAPS TO RETRACT TO THE FULL UP POSITION. FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS FAILURE.

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