Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Piper PA28235

Difficulty date
September 15, 2015
Submitted
October 2, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N77077
Make and model
Piper PA28235
Aircraft serial
287710019
Part
Turnbuckle
Part number
MS21251B5S
Condition
Cracked
Location
Control Cable
Part time
1,029 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD 3013-02-13 FOR STABILATOR CABLE TURNBUCKLE AND SWAGED FITTING CORROSION, DISCOVERED THAT THE BRASS TURNBUCKLE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE INSPECTING THE STAINLESS STEEL SWAGED FITTINGS ATTACHED TO THIS TURNBUCKLE DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE LOWER AFT STABILATOR CABLE SWAGED FITTING THAT RAN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY AROUND THE FITTING. IT ALSO WAS REJECTED AND REPLACED. THIS ACFT WAS HANGARED FOR THE PAST 10 YRS AND HAS BEEN SITTING OUT OF ANNUAL FOR 6 YEARS. IT HAS 1,029 HRS TT.

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