Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Beech 95C55

Difficulty date
June 11, 2012
Submitted
June 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N407T
Make and model
Beech 95C55
Aircraft serial
TE231
Engine
Cont IO520C
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
5038901219
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RT THROTTLE CABLE BROKE ON LANDING ROLL OUT, SHUTDOWN LT TO BETTER CONTROL ACFT THEN SHUTDOWN RT AS ACFT WAS UNDER CONTROL AND ROLLED TO STOP. INSP FOUND RT CABLE BROKEN AT THROTTLE HANDLE END WHERE IT ENTERS INTO THE CABLE HSG. HOUSING APPEARED TO BE IN NORMAL CONDITION AND VISABLE INTERNAL CABLE WINDINGS APPEARED TO BE BROKEN BY BENDING ACTION (CYCLES). DUE TO AGE OF ACFT AND UNKNOWN TIME ON THE CABLE , RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE CONTROL CABLES AT O/H OF ENGINES OR SOME POSSIBLE DATE/ AIRFRAME TIME IS 10 YRS OR 5000 HRS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST.

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