SDR 99ZZZX1977

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
January 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N265RG
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0833
Part
Control Cable
Part number
500000862
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Part time
7,700 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN COMPLETING REPAIRS TO FLAP SYS AFTER PILOT ENCOUNTERED A FULL FLAP SPLIT WITH RT FLAP ALL THE WAY RETRACTED AND LT FLAP AT FULL EXTENSION, FOUND RT FLAP DOWN CABLE P/N 5000008-62 FRAYED AND BROKEN 2.5 INCHES INBD OF WHERE FLAP PRE-SELECT INSTALL CABLE CLAMP WAS INSTALLED. CABLE FRAYED AND BROKE BETWEEN DETAIL B NR 39 PULLEY BRACKET AND DETAIL C NR 14 CABLE CLAMP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, FLAP WENT INTO FULL RETRACTION AND PULLED PRE-SELECT FLAP IND INTO FULL UP POSITION WHICH MADE FLAP SELECTOR USELESS. PILOT WAS ON DESCENT FOR LANDING AND THIS PITCHED ACFT INTO A STEEP RT BANK. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL BY GIVING FULL LT AILERON RUNNING ENGINES TO FULL POWER AND RETRACTING LANDING GEAR. UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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