Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 8, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK380
Aircraft time
3,187 hours, 2,935 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLAP ASYMMETRY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH, JUST AFTER FLAPS SELECTED TO 10 DEGREES. FLAPS EXTENDED A FEW DEGREES BEFORE FREEZING IN PLACE. FLAP HANDLE RETURNED TO ZERO DEGREES TO MATCH CONDITION OF INDICATOR WITH NO MOVEMENT OR RETRACTION NOTED. NO ASYMMETRY IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS NOTED. FOUND FOWARD RT WING FLAP CABLE TENSIONS OUT OF LIMITS, AFT AT 346 LBS AND FWD LOW AT 155 LBS RT WING & INTERCONNECT IN LIMITS. ADJUSTED RT WING FLAP CABLE INTO LIMITS. OPS CHECKS GOOD FOR RT FLAP CABLE ADJUSTMENTS. PERFORMED 2ND FLAP ASYMMETRY TEST/OPERATION CHECK SATISFACTORY, FIND GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKS GOOD FOR FLAPS AT THIS TIME MM 27-50-00.

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