SDR AU981386

Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Rod
Part number
ARBL3E
Condition
Broke
Location
Te Flap
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.

What was found

(AUS) RIGHT FLAP INBOARD ACTUATING ROD FORWARD ROD END BROKEN THROUGH THE THREADED SECTION IN THE AREA OF THE LOCKNUT. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED CAUSE AS OVERTORQUING OF THE LOCK NUT WITH THE FLAPS BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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