Service difficulty report · Chain · Cessna 401B

Difficulty date
August 20, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 401B
Aircraft time
14,451 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520EB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Chain
Part number
500000859
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap Actuator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, AFTER FULL FLAPS HAD BEED SELECTED A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD. AIRPLANE ROLLED HARD TO THE RT. THE ALTITUDE WAS AT 200 FT. INPUT OPPOSITE AILERON TO BRING THE LOW WING UP. FLAPS WERE THEN SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION BUT NO CHANGE. ABORTED THE APPROACH AND DID A CIRCUIT TO REGAIN CONTROL AND CAME IN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN THE RT FLAP WAS LOOSE AND THE LT FLAP WAS STILL IN THE 45 DEGREE POSITION WITH THE FLAP SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION. MX INSPECTED THE FLAP SYS AND FOUND A FAILURE OF THE RT FLAP CONTROL CHAIN. THE CHAIN WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAP SYS RIGGED. SYS FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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