Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1759X
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
210L60780
Part
Control Cable
Part number
C29950J0101
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
367 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE STARTED TO SPAR DOWN IN FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST MIXTURE, AFTER TURNING ON THE BOOST PUMPS. PILOT STATED, THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS LOOSE IN HIS HAND. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED , GEAR UP IN A FIELD. UPON EXAMINATION, THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE POINT IT ENTERED THE PROTECTIVE BARREL OF THE ROD END. CORROSION WAS EVIDENT.

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