Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 3, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
9,814 hours
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Cable
Part number
65651201
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Part time
9,733 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) ON APPROACH WHEN THE CREW SELECTED FLAPS FROM 0 TO 15 DEGREES, THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR DID NOT RESPOND AND WAS NOTED TO BE INCORRECTLY INDICATING THAT THE FLAPS WERE AT 35 DEGREES. CORRESPONDING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION DID NOT OCCUR. THE CREW WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE THE FLAP PRESELECT SYS. THE ACFT WAS LANDED IAW FLAPS INOPERATIVE, 0 DEGREES/UNKNOWN POSITION PROCEDURES. INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE FLAPS WERE AT 0 DEGREES AND THE FLAP PRESELECT CABLE LOOP WAS FOUND SEVERED IN ZONE 272 AT FS 344, JUST AFT OF THE REAR SPAR.