Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Stbros SD360300

Difficulty date
January 8, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Stbros SD360300
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Part
Control Cable
Part number
SD3452597XA
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND TO SELECTED POSITION. THEY WOULD FALL 2-4 DEGREES SHORT OF SELECTED POSITION. RETRACTION WAS OKAY. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT AFT RIG PINS FOR FLAP SELECTION CABLE LEVER AND QUADRANT ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT FIT WHEN THE SELECTOR RIG PIN WAS INSTALLED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN FLAP SELECTOR CABLE IN THE ROOF OF THE FUSELAGE AT STATION 74.