What was found
THE IB RT FLAP AND SECTION OF THE FLAP CONTROL TUBE WERE EXAMINED. THE CONTROL TORQUE TUBE WELD CONTAINED SURFACE CORROSION AND A FATIGUE CRACK WAS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2005
- Submitted
- September 2, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N89671
- Make and model
- Cessna 140
- Aircraft serial
- 8719
- Aircraft time
- 2,358 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO240A
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Control Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Flap System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.