Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
February 1, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N428M
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
8090169
Aircraft time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
62701012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1 hours, 1 cycles
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.

What was found

FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE FOUND CRACKED DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. AD 2013-02-13/PIPER SB 1245A PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH. 2000 HOUR 7 YEAR INSPECTION NOT DUE AT THE TIME THE CRACK WAS FOUND. CRACK BECAME EVIDENT WHEN A SLIGHT BENDING LOAD WAS PLACED ON THE CONTROL CABLE TERMINAL END. APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK WITHIN THE TERMINAL BARREL WHERE THE CABLE BOTTOMS OUT.

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