What was found
DURING WORK TO CLEAR A MEL, UNDER CEILING PANEL OF GALLEY AREA, FOUND RUDDER CABLE WITH BROKEN STRAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER CABLE ASSEMBLY LOCATED BETWEEN FRAME 38-47 AS PER MM 27-21-00. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2002
- Submitted
- October 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971NA
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 017
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- S2728130200400
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.