Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 23, 2019
Submitted
October 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804PF
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605234
Aircraft time
12,040 hours, 7,530 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APPROACH AT 2000FT INTO PWM, FLAP INDICATOR POINTER MALFUNCTIONED AND STUCK AT 0. WEATHER WAS LOW OVERCAST AND TURBULENT, PIC COULDN’T DETERMINE A NOTICEABLE CHANGE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED IT WAS UNSAFE TO EXIT SEAT AND WALK TO CABIN TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND VISUALLY VERIFY THE FLAPS DUE TO THE TURBULENCE. CREW CANCELED THE APPROACH AND CLIMBED TO 4000FT, RAN THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR FLAP MALFUNCTION AND LANDING, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. AFTER LANDING IT WAS FOUND THE FLAP INDICATOR POINTER WAS BROKEN BUT THE FLAPS WERE FUNCTIONAL.

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