Patent ID: 8156887

Claim:
An assembly for detecting and indicating malfunction of a flap assembly carried by an aircraft wing, comprising: a support mounted to the flap assembly and having a perimeter defining an area, an indicator arm rotatably mounted to the support and being movable between a first stowed position in which a major portion of the arm is arranged substantially entirely within the area and a second deployed position in which a major portion of the arm is arranged substantially outside of the area, a frangible fastener securing the indicator arm to the support in the first stowed position, a trigger element mounted for rotation about a first pivot, an elongated pull linkage coupling the trigger element with the flap assembly, the pull linkage being supported for movement relative to the first pivot to cause rotation of the trigger element when malfunction of the flap assembly occurs, and a spring assembly at the support and having one portion exerting a biasing force against a portion of the indicator arm located outside of the area, the spring assembly driving the indicator arm from the first stowed position towards the second deployed position when the frangible fastener is broken.