Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
November 4, 2009
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
4,234 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Coupling
Part number
C3010010211
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap Xmsn
Part time
5,053 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 NORMAL FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND ACFT SHUTDOWN, ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR ACFT WASHING. PRIMARY FLAP MOTOR OPERATED BUT FLAPS DID NOT MOVE. UPON INSP, PRIMARY FLAP MOTOR COUPLING WAS FOUND FAILED, DISCONNECTING MOTOR FROM FLAP ACTUATOR ASSY. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS DONE ON STANDBY FLAP MOTOR SYS WHICH OPERATED NORMAL. SYS INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE, COUPLING REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED NORMAL OPERATIONS.

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