Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 12, 2017
Submitted
October 26, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N50011
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
10865
Aircraft time
4,166 hours
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frayed
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOTED UNUSUAL NOISE IN LEFT WING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT AILERON CABLE TO BE FRAYED WITH BROKEN STRANDS. THE AREA WHERE THE CABLE WAS FRAYED HAS NO ACCESS EXCEPT BY BORESCOPE. THE AREA AFFECTED HAS A RECOMMENDED SB11-27-05 WHICH INSTALLS AN INSPECTION PLATE AND REPLACES FAIRLEADS IN THE AREA. ALTHOUGH COMPLIANCE WITH THE SB IS NOT MANDATORY IT IS ADVISABLE THAT THEY ARE BE INSPECTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS WITH A BORESCOPE OR THAT AN INSPECTION PANEL BE INSTALLED AS PER THE SB.

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