What was found
THE UP ELEVATOR CABLE (PN-0510105-308) WAS FOUND WORN AT WS 65.33. THE CABLE APPEARS SHINY AND SMOOTH, BUT WHEN VIEWED WITH A MAGNIFIER, INDIVIDUAL BROKEN STRANDS CAN BE SEEN.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2009
- Submitted
- August 12, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N392ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10329
- Aircraft time
- 2,249 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 0510105308
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Elevator
- Part time
- 2,249 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.