Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
October 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1351T
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft serial
347250295
Part
Control Cable
Part number
62701097
Condition
Broken
Location
Horiz Stabilizer
Part time
4,837 hours
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

LEFT STABILATOR TRIM CABLE, P/N 62701-097, BROKE IN-FLIGHT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE (PITCH UP AND DOWN). A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT BS 187.84 WHERE THE CABLE PASSES THROUGH THE BULKHEAD. EVIDENCE OF CABLE CHAFING WAS FOUND AT THE HOLE IN BULKHEAD WHERE CABLE PASSES THROUGH. THE HOLE IN BULKHEAD WAS SLIGHTLY ENLARGED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FOR CABLE TO PASS AND NEW TRIM CABLE WAS INSTALLED. (X)

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