Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
April 5, 2024
Submitted
April 5, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N773M
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft serial
4636684
Aircraft time
1,279 hours
Part
Tube
Part number
46F480019003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap Sys
Part time
1,279 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS GOT STUCK IN FULL DOWN POSITION ON APPROACH AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. AFTER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FLAP TUBE ASSEMBLY THAT ATTACHES TO THE FLAP ACTUATOR, WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WELD OF THE FORK-END.

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