What was found
STUDENT NOTICED FLAPS NOT RETRACTING DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSP OF FLIGHT CONTROLS, THUS REFERRED TO MX. AFTER BRIEF INSP, ENGINEER NOTICED FLAP UPPER RETURN SPRING BROKEN. SPRING REPLACED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA28140
- Aircraft time
- 12,477 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E3D
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 6282000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.