Service difficulty report · Pulley Bracket · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
July 24, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
13,039 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C403
Part
Pulley Bracket
Part number
0512128
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
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) AFTER TAKE-OFF, WHEN RAISING FLAPS FROM 100 TO 00, PILOT FELT A RELEASE OF TENSION AND A/C BANKED LT, UNTIL FLAP HANDLE LOCKED IN AT 00 POSITION. PILOT CHECKED FLT CONTROLS & ALL APPEARED NORMAL, PILOT SUSPECTED SOMETHING WRONG WITH FLAPS. A/C FLOWN TO BASE, & BEFORE LANDING, PILOT DECIDED TO CHECK FLAPS. AS SOON AS FLAP HANDLE MOVED FROM 00 LATCH TOWARDS 100 LATCH A/C WANTED TO BANK LT AGAIN, SO PILOT SET FLAPS BACK TO 00 & DID AN UNEVENTFUL FLAPLESS LANDING. MX NOTIFIED & UPON INSPECTION OF FLAP SYSTEM, FOUND TABS OF A PULLEY BRACKET ON A MAIN BULKHEAD AT STA 65.33, HAD BROKEN AWAY.

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