Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
May 5, 2026
Submitted
May 11, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N20544
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17261381
Aircraft time
11,614 hours
Part
Flap Track
Part number
052323113
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 600
Part time
11,614 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING STALL TRAINING WITH FLAPS EXTENDED FULL, RECOVERED FROM STALL ATTEMPTED TO RAISE FLAPS AND WOULD NOT RAISE. FOUND RH FLAP TO BE TWISTED AND BENT. RH INBD FLAP TRACK LOWER BRACKETS WERE BROKEN. APPEARS RH INBD FLAP TRACK FAILED CAUSING FLAP TO BIND IN INBD TRACK. SUSPECT CRACKED BRACKETS AT BOTTOM OF INBD FLAP TRACK TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AND CAUSING FLAP TRACK TO FAIL AND BIND THE FLAP. PILOT UNEVENTFULLY RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH FLAPS BOUND AT 30 DEGREES.

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