Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
7,047 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Gear
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap Gearbox
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLAP MOTOR OPS CHECK,TASK 27-51-00-710 PART OF THE OPS 1-2 INSPECTION, WHERE BOTH CONTROL SIDES OF THE FLAP ARE TESTED INDEPENDENTLY, THE RIGHT FLAP GEARBOX WAS DRIVING THE FLAPS ERRATICALLY BY SEQUENCE MAKING BIG (BANG) NOISES. THE FLAP MOTOR AND GEARBOX WAS REMOVED. THE RIGHT GEARBOX WAS VERY HARD TO ROTATE BY HAND AT ONE POINT AND COMPLETELY FREE TO ROTATE AFTER A SMALL FORCE WAS APPLIED TO IT SHOWING INTERNAL DAMAGE. BOTH MOTORS WERE INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. BOTH GEARBOXES WERE REPLACED (TC# 20130722004)

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