Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 19, 2008
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600336
Aircraft time
11,751 hours, 9,442 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Worn
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLAP HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ORDER TO RETRACT. THE FLAP HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ORDER TO EXTEND FLAPS EITHER. FLAPS ARE STUCK AT 7 DEGREES. REMOVED THE FLAP HANDLE KNOB AND STUD THREAD. INSTALLED NEW FLAP HANDLE STUD THREAD AND NEW KNOB. OPS CHECK, FLAP HANDLE. CHECK GOOD. IAW MM CH 76-11-01. SQK 13 - INSPECTED THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY AND FOUND FLAP HANDLE KNOB AND STUD THREADS ARE WORN/ STRIPPED. REMOVED EL PANELS FOR ACCESS TO FLAP HANDLE ASSY. REMOVED FLAP HANDLE AND STUD THREAD AND SPRING. INSTALLED NEW HANDLE KNOB. REINSTALLED EL PANEL AND OPS CHECK ELD PANEL. CHECK GOOD. RAN AIR. CONTINUED AND OPERATIONAL FLAP HANDLE. CHECK GOOD. IAW MM 25-11-01. KNOB PN 0813526-8, STUD-FLAP PRESELECT P/N 5565812-8.