Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205BA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0890
Aircraft time
9,517 hours, 22,545 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap Motor
Part time
5,145 hours, 12,510 cycles
Component
Flap Motor · Cessna
Component part number
99105863
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLAP OPERATION INOP. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FLAP MOTOR HOUSING ATTACH BOLT BROKEN AND STAND BY MOTOR HOUSING ABLE TO ROTATE (HOUSING BOLTS NOT PROPERLY TORQUED). THESE ARE THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR TOGETHER NOT THE STUDS THAT ATTACH THE MOTOR TO THE FLAP TRANSMISSION.

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