SDR 97ZZZX4255

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
September 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N444BC
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0340
Part
Control Cable
Part number
500000863CR
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Flap
Stage of operation
AP
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

PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANG WHEN FLAPS SELECTED DOWN. LEFT FLAP JAMMED AND RIGHT FLAP WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. PILOT MANAGED A SAFE LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FLAP EXTEND CABLE HAD BROKEN WHERE THE CABLE WRAPS AROUND THE FIRST SET OF PULLEYS OUTBOARD OF THE ACTUATOR. ALSO, THE TURNBUCKLE AND CABLE TERMINAL ENDS JAMMED THE ACTUATOR RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. THE AREA WHERE THE CABLE SEPARATED IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS.

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