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Originally Posted by tobaknight  When the flap is extended or retracted. There is a sound, that I can really only describe as that of metal being strained. Unlike the pushrod on the other side, and on the other 172's, which has play around the bearing that attaches it to the flap itself, this one has none.
I'm clearly very new to to design of the flap, and what is acceptable and what is not. But I feel comfortable in saying its not operating as it was designed. |
that definitely does not sound normal. I wouldn't touch it without at least an explanation of what you're hearing. I would hope that you should at least be able to get a mechanic to look at it with you...
perhaps you should go directly to a mechanic, if you don't know him introduce yourself and ask if he has some time to take a look at it.
Just to be clear, you should be able to twist the flap rod a small amount, it should not have any side to side, forward back, or up and down "play." The flap itself should feel a bit "loose" in the tracks. The right flap typically has a little less play than the left one since it's mechanically linked to the flap motor and jackscrew. The left flap is linked by cables to the right one so the extra play comes from the fact that you can stretch the cables a bit by pushing on the flap, don't push too hard
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