BTIZ wrote:

If the mechanic has looked and said they are ok.. I tend to agree.. I am not
a mechanic.

I likewise am not a mechanic. I have owned a Cherokee whose flaps behaved in the
same way, and I was told it was not a problem. It's only annoying on the ramp
after you complete your preflight check and want to retract the flaps.

Occasionally if I put the flap handle in the fully retracted position, after
several seconds or minutes the springs would suddenly overcome the friction that
was holding the flaps extended, and the flaps would retract with a loud bang.
Scares the *%&@$ out of you, and can't be good for the flap mechanism.

Dave
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