Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 21, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1276P
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
00852
Aircraft time
2,858 hours, 5,423 cycles
Part
Support
Part number
26111441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
2,858 hours
Component
Flap Actuator · Cessna
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FLAP ACTUATOR STRUCTURE SUPPORT ASSY FAILURE. PILOT REPORTED FLAPS SELECTED TO 10 DEGREE, FLAPS DEPLOYED TO 10 DEGREE. AT THE NEXT FLAP SELECTION, FLAP C/B TRIPPED, C/B WOULD NOT RESET. STANDBY FLAP SWITCH WAS NOT USED AND BREAKAWAY WIRE INTACT. INSPECTION OF FLAP SYSTEM BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKETS CRACKED AND BROKEN.

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