What was found
PILOT INDICATED THE FLAPS WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AT THE UPPER AIRSPEED LIMITS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FLAP GEARBOX WAS BAD. GEARBOX WAS DISASSEMBLED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SHEARED GEAR TEETH. INSTALLED EXCHANGE GEARBOX.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1883M
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500674
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 08615584
- Condition
- Teeth Sheared
- Location
- Lt Flap Gearbox
- Component
- 556517531
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.