Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 185F

Difficulty date
August 31, 2000
Submitted
September 11, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4805
Make and model
Cessna 185F
Aircraft serial
18504432
Part
Control Cable
Part number
051010552
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Tail Wheel Steer
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS SOLD WITH TWO DIFFERENT SIZED TAILWHEEL STEERING CABLES (LEFT CABLE WAS 60 INCHES LONG AND THE RIGHT CABLE WAS 58.50 INCHES LONG), AND THE .1250 INCH CABLE STAYS WERE REPLACED WITH .0625 INCH DIAMETER SOFT COTTER KEYS WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY UPON THE FIRST LANDING OF THIS AIRCRAFT BY THE NEW OWNER. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS SOLD WITH A NEW ANNUAL. (X)

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