Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 5, 2013
Submitted
January 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330VP
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600330
Aircraft time
7,557 hours, 5,443 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
V31001ANDJV5
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Part time
7,557 hours, 5,443 cycles
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

ON AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE THE AIRCREW ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. FLAPS DID NOT REPSOND TO THE UP COMMAND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, DURING THE APPROACH SELECTED THE FLAPS TO FULL FOR LANDING AND THE FLAPS WENT TO FULL DOWN. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCREW TRIED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE TO THE UP COMMAND. TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE FLAP UP SWITCH ACTUATOR ARM HAD BROKEN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UP AND DOWN FLAP SWITCHES AND ACTUATOR ARMS WITH NEW SWITCHES. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.