Service difficulty report · Pulley Bracket · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
September 14, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
3,360 hours
Engine
Cont IO550D
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C401
Part
Pulley Bracket
Part number
0512128
Condition
Detached
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O, I
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 FINAL APPROACH TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUFFETED BY A GUST OF WIND AT WHICH TIME THE LT FLAP PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFULL LANDING AND DURING INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE THE LT FLAP PULLEY BRACKET WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE AIRFRAME. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND FOUND OPERATING NORMALLY.

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