What was found
PILOT REPORTED DURING FLIGHT HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF MIXTURE CONTROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CONTROL IN THE CABIN. NO RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N867AF
- Make and model
- Grob G120A
- Aircraft serial
- 85007
- Aircraft time
- 5,162 hours, 5,172 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO540*
- Engine time
- 1,617 hours, 1,617 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR
- System (JASC)
- 7602 · Mixture Control
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 120A6122
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fuel Mixture
- Part time
- 1,613 hours, 1,613 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.