Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
November 14, 2005
Submitted
November 14, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N967SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8169
Aircraft time
3,015 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B1E
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
052323124
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
3,015 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING LT FLAP RETRACTED WHILE RT FLAP REMAINED EXTENDED. AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP LANDING WAS MADE WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY BUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET PN 0523231-24 LOCATED WITHIN THE WING HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE FLAP CABLE TO LOOSE TENSION. IT APPEARS THAT PRELOAD ROM T/E SKIN POSSIBLE CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE BRACKET.

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