Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
8,295 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Flap Track
Part number
052323113
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap
Component
Control Surface · Cessna
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING A SIMULATED FORCED APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTING. THE FLAPS CONTINUED TO RETRACT TO THE FULL UP POSITION AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED BACK TO BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP TRACK (RIB ASSY) HAS CRACKED.

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