What was found
RIGHT FLAP BELLCRANK FOLLOW-UP ROD ARM ATTACH POINT WAS CRACKED ON UPPER AND LOWER ARM. UPON INSPECTION OF OTHER BELLCRANKS; FOUND THAT SPACERS WERE MISSING BETWEEN FOLLOW-UP ROD-END AND BELLCRANK FOLLOW-UP ARM.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2003
- Submitted
- March 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N888MJ
- Make and model
- Cessna 501
- Aircraft serial
- 5010446
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D1A
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 55651012
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Ib Flap
- Part time
- 8,260 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.