Service difficulty report · Coupling · Lkheed 188A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lkheed 188A
Aircraft time
44,459 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Coupling
Part number
7501113
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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) THE A/C HAD FINISHED IT'S THIRD DROP ON A FIRE BOMBING PRACTICE, FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE FLAP ASYMMETRIC LIGHT WAS ON. THE FLAP ASYMMETRY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN TORQUE TUBE COUPLING, THE COUPLING WAS REPLACED THE ASYMMETRY SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE FLAPS WERE RUN THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.