Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 22, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
846 hours
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Cable
Part number
656014131
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AC DEPARTED, DURING CLIMB THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE FLAP INDICATOR DID NOT MATCH FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE. FLAP POSITION WAS VERIFIED VISUALLY BY CO-PILOT PRIOR TO RETURNING TO BASE. UPON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FWD FLAP FOLLOW-UP CABLE WAS BROKEN AT THE PULLEY SWEDGED BALL. SL560-27-11 (SWEDGED BALL INSPECTION) WAS ACCOMPLISHED APRIL26/04 AT 573.1 A/F HOURS 411 LDGS. THIS SB WAS NEXT DUE AT 873.1 HRS. AIRCRAFT TT AT FAILURE WAS 846.3 HRS (-26.8 HRS TO NEXT INSPECTION) THE CABLE WAS REPLACED, RIGGED IAW MM, DUAL INSPECTION C/W AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.