What was found
ELEVATOR UP CABLE FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS STRANDS BROKEN WHERE CABLE GOES THROUGH FAIRLEAD IN FUSELAGE AFT TAIL AREA NEAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE / BATTERY AREA. WAS FOUND BY FAA DURING CERTIFICATION OF 137 OPERATOR.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2003
- Submitted
- May 9, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6841Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA25235
- Aircraft serial
- 252512
- Aircraft time
- 5,503 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540*
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 5,503 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.