Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
May 14, 2019
Submitted
May 14, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2172G
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
7940003
Part
Control Cable
Part number
62701013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Empennage
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/ 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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