Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Cessna 180

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180
Aircraft time
5,681 hours
Engine
Cont O470K
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Flap Track
Part number
12210107
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED OF FLAPS JAMMING DURING RETRACTION FROM SLOW FLIGHT CONDITION. FLEW ACFT TO BASE TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM. FOUND FLAP BAY SKIN, PN 0720001-27, DEFORMED POSSIBLY DUE TO GROUND HANDLING. REPAIRS COMMENCED, DURING WHICH INBD FLAP TRACK, PN 1221010-7, ATTACHMENT FLANGES WERE FOUND BADLY CRACKED AT ATTACHMENT TO REAR SPAR OF WING. CRACKS WERE IN THE LOWER AREA OF THE TRACK ATTACHMENT FLANGES.

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