Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
December 1, 2008
Submitted
December 30, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
68494
Part
Control Cable
Part number
500000867
Condition
Frayed
Location
Lt Aileron
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

TT ON CABLES UNKNOWN SUSPECT ORIGINAL. FOUND LT AFT AILERON CABLE FRAYED AT WING STA 59 THE PULLEY WAS FROZEN. INSPECTED REST OF SYSTEM NO DEFECTS FOUND. ON REPLACEMENT OF CABLE FOUND WAS ALSO FRAYED AT WING STA 87.29. THE PULLEYS AT THIS STATION WERE TURNING FREELY. WHEN INSTALLING NEW CABLE NOTICED THE FWD AILERON CABLE WITH BROKEN STRANDS ALSOAT WING STATION 87.29, ALSO REQUIRING CABLE REPLACEMENT. SUGGEST THAT EVERYONE BE REMINDED OF THIS LOCATION AND OF WING STA 106.79 AS THESE ACCESS PANELS ARE IN WHEEL WELL WITH THE PULLEYS OFF TO THE SIDE AND DOWN THEY ARE A HARD AREA TO INSPECT, AND THE AILERONS HAD TO BE MOVED TO THE TRAVEL LIMITS TO BE COMPLETELY INSPECTED, AS THE CABLES WERE BROKEN IN SMALL LOCAL

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