Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
September 14, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
10,034 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Propeller
Mcauly D3A32C90
Part
Bracket
Part number
0512128
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
10,325 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PROPERLY FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT LEFT FLAPS IN UP POSITION AND RETURNED TO BASE. BRACKET IS MOUNTED TO LOWER BULKHEAD USING 4 SCREWS AND LOCKNUTS ON THE 4 MOUNT TABS. BOTH INBOARD TABS ON BRACKET HAD FAILED AT THE BEND RADIUS, ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO BEND FORWARD AND BIND THE CABLE ON THE COTTER PIN THAT KEEPS THE CABLE IN THE PULLEY GROOVE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE STRUCTURE OR CABLE.

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