Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
September 8, 2003
Submitted
September 8, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N651EJ
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500241
Aircraft time
4,708 hours, 3,322 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
626010625
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
4,708 hours, 3,322 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT AILERON OUTBOARD FORWARD CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT OUTBOARD PULLEY LOCATION. PILOT NOTICED AIRCRAFT ROLLING TO RIGHT. LOOKED OUT WINDOW AND FOUND RT AILERON DEFLECTED UP APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM NEUTRAL POSITION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION ON GROUND BY MECHANIC, FOUND RT AILERON CABLE BROKEN. INSPECTED PULLEYS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW CABLE AND RIGGED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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