What was found
(CAN) ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT FOUND WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED, LT FLAP HAD NO TENSION, AND COULD BE LIFTED TO THE RETRACT POSITION, POTENTIALLY CAUSING DISIMILAR LIFT WHEN ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED AREA, AND FOUND LT BRACKET BROKEN AT F.S. 65.33, IB MOUNTING TABS BROKEN. SIMILAR OCCURANCE INSPECTED AREA EACH 100 HRS SINCE, NO INDICATION OF CRACKS PREVIOUSLY DETECTED. SUSPECT THAT FAILURE IS IMMEDIATE AS BREAKS LOOK NEW. POORLY DESIGNED PART FOR LOADS THAT ARE IMPOSED. (TC NR 20080229005)