Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 26, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
7,211 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Support
Part number
26111441
Condition
Torn
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
7,515 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, FLAPS SELECTED FROM 10 TO 20 DEGREES. AROUND 20 DEGREE MARK, FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN PILOT HEARD BANGING SOUND IN CABIN AREA. ACFT LANDED NORMAL. ON INSPECTION, FLAP ACTUATOR MOTOR ASSY FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND BOUNCING UP AND DOWN CAUSING BANGING NOISE. WHEN STRUCTURE REMOVED, IT APPEARED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXISTING CRACK IN STRUCTURE AS A SLIGHT DISCOLORATION NOTED AROUND A 2 INCH AREA OF THE TORN METAL. AREA LAST INSPECTED ON A PHASE 1, 378 HRS PREVIOUS. NEW PART INSTALLED AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION FOR RELATED DAMAGE.

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