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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Quincy, FL · July 1, 1999

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Date
July 1, 1999
Place
Quincy, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3788F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N3788FRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255283 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On about July 1, 1999, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N3788F, registered to the panhandle flying club, inc. was found to have broken aileron cable terminal stud behind the instrument panel during maintenance at Quincy municipal airport, Quincy, Florida. The aircraft had minor damage and there were no injuries. The aircraft was not being operated for the purpose of flight at the time of the finding. A representative of the aircraft operator stated the aircraft had been flown from tri-county airport, bonifay, Florida, to Quincy, Florida, for an annual inspection of the aircraft. During this flight, the control wheel had to be held about 10 degrees to the left to maintain wings level. This was reported to maintenance personnel on arrival at Quincy. During troubleshooting of the aileron problem, maintenance personnel found aileron cable part number 0510105-216, behind the instrument panel to have a broken AN669 terminal, wire rope, stud. Safety wire held the two broken parts of the terminal stud together. The NTSB learned of the broken terminal on January 3, 2000. The broken terminal stud was sent to the NTSB materials laboratory, Washington, d.c., for examination. The terminal stud was found to have separated due to stress corrosionn cracking.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON ABOUT JULY 1, 1999, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N3788F, REGISTERED TO THE PANHANDLE FLYING CLUB, INC. WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN AILERON CABLE TERMINAL STUD BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING MAINTENANCE AT QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, QUINCY, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE FINDING. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FROM TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT, BONIFAY, FLORIDA, TO QUINCY, FLORIDA, FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE CONTROL WHEEL HAD TO BE HELD ABOUT 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON ARRIVAL AT QUINCY. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AILERON PROBLEM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND AILERON CABLE PART NUMBER 0510105-216, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO HAVE A BROKEN AN669 TERMINAL, WIRE ROPE, STUD. SAFETY WIRE HELD THE TWO BROKEN PARTS OF THE TERMINAL STUD TOGETHER. THE NTSB LEARNED OF THE BROKEN TERMINAL ON JANUARY 3, 2000. THE BROKEN TERMINAL STUD WAS SENT TO THE NTSB MATERIALS LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR EXAMINATION. THE TERMINAL STUD WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED DUE TO STRESS CORROSIONN CRACKING.