What was found
FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE BECAME VERY LOOSE DURING TAXI. RETURNED TO BLOCKS UPON DISCOVERY. NO INCIDENT REPORTED. FOUND ONE OF THE BOLTS HOLDING FLAP HANDLE CRACKED & PARTIALLY SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2016
- Submitted
- October 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N437CA
- Make and model
- Casa C212CC
- Aircraft serial
- CA180
- Aircraft time
- 19,426 hours, 20,014 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- LN93556X8
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Flap Handle
- Part time
- 19,426 hours, 20,014 cycles
- Component
- Flap Handle · Casa
- Component part number
- 21246607021
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.