Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 31, 2017
Submitted
June 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68391
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0483
Aircraft time
31,433 hours, 29,769 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
500000863
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
1,471 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ON LOWERING THE FLAPS AFTER THE FIFTEEN DEGREE POINT, HEARD A LOUD SNAP/BANG AND THE PLANE ABRUPTLY ROLLED TO THE RIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT THEN STRAIGHTENED OUT. LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER RT FLAP CABLE (5000008-63) HAD BROKEN. ALL CABLES AS WELL AS THE FLAP GEAR BOX HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SINCE OCTOBER 2013. THE OEM DIRECTS THESE ARE ON CONDITION ITEMS, BUT AS GOOD PRACTICE HYANNIS AIR SERVICE REPLACES BOTH THE FLAP CABLES AND THE FLAP GEAR BOX ON A 48 CALENDAR MONTH BASIS.

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