What was found
LEFT AILERON CABLE WOULD WEAR ON CABLE FAIRLEAD BLOCKS CAUSING CABLE TO FRAY. FAIRLEAD BLOCKS WERE A REPLACEMENT FOR A PULLEY. FAIRLEADS LOCATED ABOVE PASSENGERS HEADLINER.
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2014
- Submitted
- February 17, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N520ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10815
- Aircraft time
- 4,805 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- 0510105360
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Lt Aileron
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.