# SDR 20000330SH010

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 8, 2000
- Submitted: March 30, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N26086](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26086), registered now
- Make and model: Amrgen AA5A
- Aircraft serial: AA5A0326
- System (JASC): [2710 · Aileron Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2710)
- Part: Control Cable
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Pulley Cluster
- Part time: 3,500 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000330SH010

## Discrepancy

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CABLES DETERIORATED AND FRAYED AS WOULD BE FOUND IF INSPECTING SERIES AS AN AA1, AS SPECIFIED IN AD 72-6-2.  AS THE REST OF THE GRUMMAN SINGLE ENGINE FLEET HAS SIMILAR CABLE RUNS AS THE AA1 SERIES AND THE EARLY AA5''''S WITH EARLIER S/N''''S, AD 72-06-02 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE ALL TYPE SERIES THAT EMPLOY THE SIMILAR PULLEY CLUSTER JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT SPAR IN THE CABIN.  WEAR APPEARS TO BE FROM NORMAL OPERATIONS/AGE OF CABLES.  NORMAL ACCUMULATIONS OF DEBRIS AND DIRT IN AREA OF PULLEYS AND THE PULLEYS WERE NOT FROZEN.  DUE TO THIS INSTALLATIONS DESIGN.

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