Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173VP
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500173
Aircraft time
8,811 hours, 7,502 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
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

PILOT REPORT -- POST-MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. AFTER ROTATION AND IN THE CLIMBOUT, ASKED FOR THE FLAPS TO BE RAISED UP. IMMEDIATELY, THE A/C WANTED TO ROLL HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER PILOT STATED THAT THE FLAP INOP LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THAT WE DID NOT HAVE GOOD FLAP INDICATION. WE ASKED THE MAINTENANCE TECH SEATED IN THE BACK TO LOOK OUT AT EACH WING TO TRY AND SEE THE FLAPS. HE SAID THAT THE RIGHT WING FLAPS SEEMED TO BE UP AND THAT THE LEFT WING FLAPS WERE STILL PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. HE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE LEFT WING. WE ADVISED THE TOWER THAT WE NEEDED TO COME BACK IN. RIGHT SEAT PILOT WENT THROUGH THE RELATED CHECKLIST FOR THE FLAP MALFUNCTION AND FOR THE NO FLAP LANDING. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUE. FLIGHT TIME: 0:15 MINUTES.

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