What was found
RUDDER CABLE, PILOTS SIDE, LT SIDE. CABLE FROM BULKHEAD TO BELL CRANK. FRAYED CABLE ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH FROM THE (S) TURN WITH RUDDER PETAL ASSY ALL THE WAY AFT.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2013
- Submitted
- July 31, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N388DS
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC139
- Aircraft time
- 300 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- SF12579
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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