Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 20, 2010
Submitted
May 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0237
Aircraft time
26,343 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Control Cable
Part number
500000863
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
8,010 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON FINAL DECENT, CREW REPORTED FLAP MALFUNCTION ( SPLIT FLAPS ). PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX FOUND (1) OF (2) FLAP EXTEND CABLES BROKEN. MX R & R BOTH EXTEND AND RETRACT CABLES.

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