Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
August 6, 2019
Submitted
August 13, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N835CC
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft serial
11730
Aircraft time
7,817 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
500012277
Condition
Severed
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Part time
7,817 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT INBOARD FLAP EXTEND CABLE BROKE AT INBOARD WING BELL CRANK CAUSING BOTH LEFT FLAPS TO NOT EXTEND AND CREATED ASYMMETRIC FLIGHT WHEN FLAP SWITCH WAS SELECTED IN 20 DEGREE AND 40 DEGREE DOWN POSITIONS.