Service difficulty report · Joint · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
September 30, 2008
Submitted
November 12, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N23RF
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1080
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Joint
Condition
Damaged
Location
Control Cable
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.

What was found

RT ENGINE POWER CONTROL CABLES FREEZING AT ALTITUDE. INSPECTED CABLE AND FOUND THE STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVE DISCONNECTED AT JOINT TO FLEX SLEEVE. IT APPEARS TO BE A SILVER SOLDERED JOINT, AND SOLDER FAILED ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER THE INTERNAL OF CABLE AND FREEZE WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF MOTION OF THE CONTROL CABLES AND CAUSE FUEL CONTROL CABLES NOT TO ACHIEVE FULL TRAVEL, RESTRICTING ENGINE POWER.