What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT AFT RUDDER CABLE TURNBUCKLE THREADED SWAGED END BROKEN AT THREADED END THAT SCREWS INTO TURNBUCKLE BARREL. SAFETY WIRE WAS ONLY THING THAT PREVENTED COMPLETE LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2001
- Submitted
- September 17, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8108W
- Make and model
- Piper PA32301T
- Aircraft serial
- 328024002
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 62701008
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.