Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
September 25, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N18273
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC2065
Part
Control Cable
Part number
5038901021
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Eng
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMB, RIGHT ENGINE WOULD NOT LEAN OUT. PILOT THEN TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. PILOT THEN DISCOVERED RIGHT ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN WHEN MIXTURE CONTROL WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE CUT-OFF. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, RIGHT ENGINE MIXTURE CABLE WAS FOUND WITH END PULLED OUT OF SWAGE AT FUEL CONTROL END. (X)

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