Service difficulty report · Flex Drive · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
August 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682DB
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800009
Part
Flex Drive
Part number
991434438
Condition
Slipped
Location
Te Flaps
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

CREW REPORTED "FAIL FLAP" CASS MESSAGE. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR WHAT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE FOUND THAT A SWAGGED SLEEVE ON THE NR 6 FLEX DRIVE ASSY, PN 9914344-38 (MFG PN 140527-38) HAD SLIPPED AT THE CRIMP. THE MFG IPC REPLACES THIS PART WITH PN 9914344-56. IT HAS BEEN LEARNED THAT THIS SAME PN HAS FAILED ON THIS MODEL IN THE PAST. REPLACED NR 6 FLEX DRIVE AND COMPLETED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL RIGGING. ALL CHECKS OK.