SDR 98ZZZX4057

Service difficulty report · Pulley Bracket · Cessna 185

Difficulty date
October 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N23FG
Make and model
Cessna 185
Aircraft serial
18504035
Part
Pulley Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
TO
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 SET ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF AND STARTED DEPARTURE ROLL. WHEN ACFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, IT STARTED A RIGHT ROLL. PILOT COUNTERACTED WITH APPROX HALF AILERON DEFLECTION TO THE LEFT AND PUT THE FLAP LEVER TO ZERO FLAP POSITION AND ACFT FLEW STRAIGHT. A NO FLAP LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTED FLAP CABLE SYSTEM AND FOUND UNDER FLOOR WHERE THE FLAP CABLE SPLITS THE RT PULLEY ATTACH BRACKET (P/N 0512128) HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BULKHEAD. THIS ALLOWED FOR ABOUT 15 DEGREES OF FREE PLAY IN THE RT FLAP DUE TO A SLACK CABLE. INSPECTED THE MOUNTING FLANGES FOR CRACKS ON THIS BRACKET. CESSNA: 185,860 HOURS.

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