Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 21, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
17,531 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Support
Part number
26111441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
18,416 hours, 30,247 cycles
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) ON APPROACH, FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 30 DEGREES. FLAP INDICATION WAS SHOWING 20 DEGREES & AIRSPEED CONFIRMED FLAPS WERE INOPERATIVE. FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED & STANDBY FLAP MOTOR WAS TRIED WITH NO RESULTS. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE & FLAPS WERE FOUND STUCK IN THE 20 DEGREE POSITION. INSPECTION REVEALED FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT ASSY TORN & CRACKED. TRANSMISSION HAD TWISTED SUPPORT ASSY & JAMMED. ATTEMPTED USE OF ALTERNATE FLAP MOTOR BY CREW HAD SHEARED DRIVE COUPLING. MM CALLS UP AN INSPECTION OF FLAP SUPPORT ASSY EACH 400 HRS. SUPPORT ASSY APPEARED TO HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS PRESENT PRIOR TO BREAKING POINT, LEADING TO INCREASED STRESS & UNSUPPORTABLE LOAD.

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