Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
December 4, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7369P
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
242549
Engine
Lyc O540A1D5
Part
Control Cable
Part number
ALCON93882
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Mixture
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SECURED AND/OR ROUTED INCORRECTLY WHEN MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED AND/OR LUBED. WHEN THE CABLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH NOSE GEAR EXTENSION DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY CAUGHT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND CARBURETOR PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE DOWN. SHUTTING OFF THE MIXTURE AT THE CARBURETOR WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BRAKE THE STOP ON THE MIXTURE CONTROL ARM OF THE CARBURETOR. CORRECTED BY ROUTING MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE CORRECTLY AND PERFORMING GEAR RETRACTION CHECKING OPERATION.

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