# SAIB CE-12-18: Flight Controls: Elevator Control Cable Condition - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: February 7, 2012 - Products: Hawker Beechcraft 35, 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, 35R, 36, A35, A36, A36TC, B35 and 24 more - Product type: Aircraft, Small Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/61/8d/618d880f2683593e10524d5e4712ef64ee45872ad04f7fbe55903e90c9e8b036 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/B5BE92BE2723EAAC8625799D00688C3C.0001 - DRS record last changed: February 7, 2012 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-12-18 ## Text FAA Aviation Safety **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** INFORMATION BULLETIN SAIB: CE-12-18 SUBJ: Flight Controls: Elevator Control Cable Condition Date: February 7, 2012 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) is intended to remind owners and operators of the importance of adhering to existing inspection procedures in the applicable maintenance or shop manuals. Specifically, this SAIB focuses on the condition of the forward elevator cable assembly as it routes through closely spaced pulleys forward of the instrument panel on Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 33, 35, and 36 series (Debonair/Bonanza) airplanes. However, it also applies to the entire flight control system on any airplane model with cable-driven flight controls. Inadequate inspection of the flight control cables may result in undetected wear and/or corrosion that could lead to cable breakage. At this time, this airworthiness concern has not been determ ined to be an unsafe condition that would warrant Airworthiness Directive (AD) action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. Background A recent field condition report was received from an owner/operator of a Model E33 (1968 Bonanza) airplane with 4,610 hours time-in-service. During taxi of the airplane, the pilot reported the elevator control felt different and decided to return and have it checked. Inspection revealed that the forward elevator cable assembly had failed. Another Hawker Beechcraft Bonanza at the sam e airfield was inspected, and the forward elevator cable was frayed. Both airplanes were located in Australia. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority has issued several airworthiness directives to have the forward elevator cable inspected and subsequently replaced. In the U.S. fleet, no similar problems of severely frayed or failed control cables have been identified. Recommendations The FAA recommends a check of the flight control cables along their entire length be done during each 100-hour or annual inspection. For additional information, refer to the following publications Hawker Beechcraft Safety Communiqué No. 322, dated January 2012 and FAA Advisory Circular AC 43.13-1B, Chapter 7; both available online. For Further Information Contact Don Ristow, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, KS 67209; phone: 316-946-4120; fax: 316-946-4107; email: donald.ristow@faa.gov. For Related Service Information Contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. 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