Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 21, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0235
Aircraft time
9,609 hours, 10,792 cycles
Part
Support
Part number
26111441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
9,609 hours, 10,792 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

IN-FLIGHT FLAP CONTROL MALFUNCTION. FLAP MOTOR CB POPPED WHEN "FULL" FLAPS SELECTED IN-FLIGHT ALSO AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED "UP". TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND CRACKS IN THE WING FLAP MOTOR/ACTUATOR SUPPORT ASSY AFT VERTICAL BRACKET AND FORE/AFT BRACKET. THE VERTICAL SUPPORT HAS ONE SMALL CRACK AND THE FORE/AFT SUPPORT IS CRACKED FROM THE LIGHTNING HOLE TO ITS EDGE. SB CAB 05-4 REPLACES THE SUPPORT ASSY DUE TO CRACKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP MOTOR/ACTUATOR SUPPORT ASSY WITH SB CAS05-4 INSTRUCTED PN.

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