Service difficulty report · Wire · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
April 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Aircraft time
3,905 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4D5
Part
Wire
Part number
120A4295
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap System
Part time
4,008 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) FLAP STUCK AT FULL FLAP. WOULD NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT. FOUND WIRE AT SYMMETRY SWITCH BROKEN. THE SYMMETRY UNIT MOVES WITH EACH CYCLE OF THE SYSTEM. THE WIRE GETS BENT EACH TIME EVENTUALLY CAUSING FAILURE AT THE TERMINAL END.

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