Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 210D

Difficulty date
April 5, 1999
Submitted
December 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2340F
Make and model
Cessna 210D
Aircraft serial
21058540
Part
Control Cable
Part number
S12203AAR3797
Condition
Broken
Location
Mixture
Part time
99 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING OFF-FIELD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN MIXTURE CABLE. AD-85-03-01 IS A ONE-TIME AD WHICH APPLIES TO THIS AIRCRAFT. THE AD INCORPORATED SE69-16. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THE ONE-TIME AD HAD BEEN C/W. THE PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED 99 HRS PRIOR AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THIS CABLE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND NOT IAW WITH SE69-16 CAUSING EXCESS FLEXING OF THE INNER CONTROL CABLE. (X)

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