What was found
(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAPS JAMMED DUE TO A LOOSE FLAP TRACK. THE RIVETS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FLAP TRACK HAD SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft time
- 8,636 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Flap Track
- Part number
- 052323113
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Te Flap
- Part time
- 8,960 hours
- Component
- Control Surface · Cessna
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.