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Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
October 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7947Q
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0397
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50000084
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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 SHORT FINAL, HEARD A THUD IN FLOORBOARDS. JUST AFTER PUTTING GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT YAW AND ROLL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. TAXIED IN, SELECTED FLAPS UP AND SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT. DURING POSTFLIGHT NOTICED FLAPS WERE STILL FULLDOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND BROKEN FLAP CONTROL CABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CABLE.

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