SDR 208000103

Service difficulty report · Structure · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 20, 2003
Submitted
January 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1276P
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B00852
Aircraft time
2,858 hours, 5,243 cycles
Part
Structure
Part number
26111441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
2,858 hours
Component
Actuator · Cessna
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SUPPORT ASSEMBLY-FLAP ACTUATOR FAILURE. PILOT REPORTED FLAPS SELECTED 10 DEG FLAPS WENT TO 10 DEGREE STOPPED AT THE NEXT FLAP SELECTION CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. STANDBY FLAP SW WAS NOT USED AND BREAK-AWAY WIRE INTACT. FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FLAP SYSTEM PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKETS CRACKED AND BROKEN.

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