Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
July 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N104NW
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft serial
348133059
Aircraft time
7,257 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
62701129
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 300
Part time
7,257 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STABILATOR CONTROL CABLE, PN62701-129, FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE CABLE SEPARATED ON LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FLARE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING IN A NOSE LOW CONDITION. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THERE WAS NO CORROSION ON THE CABLE EITHER EXTERNALLY OR INTERNALLY. NO EVIDENCE OF CHAFING OR CABLE MISROUTING WAS EVIDENT. THE CABLE WAS SENT TO THE NTSB FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS.

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