Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 9, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
14,022 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
S11053L
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ON APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED 10 DEGREE FLAPS FOR LANDING. THE FLAPS THEN PROCEEDED TO FULLY EXTEND, WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING AT FULL EXTENSION. WHILE FULLY EXTENDED, FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED 5 DEGREES. DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED AS REQUIRED. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE SAFELY ON THE GROUND, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET, AND FLAPS TESTED WITH SAME RESULT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED, AND FOUND A BROKEN FLAP FOLLOW-UP ARM BEARING. (TC# 20190410014)

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