Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2008
Submitted
February 25, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N185KS
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft serial
18502366
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Cable
Condition
Kinked
Location
Park Brake
Part time
3,353 hours
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

INSP ACFT PARKING BRAKE SYS, FOUND THE RT BRAKE CABLE TO HAVE A KINK IN THE CABLE AND THE BALL ON CABLE TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CLEVES WHICH MADE THE CABLE SHORTER. REINSTALLED RT CABLE INTO CLEVES. WHEN FULL LT RUDDER WAS APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ENGAGED THE LT BRAKE AS IF YOU PULLED THE BRAKE HANDLE, THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IN THIS CONFIGURATION. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, REMOVE PARKING BRAKE SYS FROM ACFT. NOTE: IF PARKING BRAKE SYS TO STAY IN ACFT, CABLE NEEDS INSPECTED AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT TOO SHORT. THERE WERE NO LOG ENTRY AS TO PARKING BRAKE SYS HAVING CABLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED.

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