Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 13, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
2,186 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Gear
Part number
C1450046
Condition
Broken
Location
Transmission
Part time
2,880 hours
Component
Transmission · Cessna
Component part number
C1450046
Stage of operation
DE
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) THE PILOT WAS ON DECENT AND WENT TO SELECT FLAPS AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AFTER THE FLAPS WERE AT ABOUT 10 DEGREES. HE THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP TRANSMISSION TO BE MAKING NOISE OUT OF THE NORM. THE INTERNAL GEAR THAT DRIVES THE TRANSMISSION JACK SCREW WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHIPS OUT OF A FEW TEETH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMAL. (TC NR 20071109007)

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