Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 15, 2018
Submitted
January 15, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N379SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9509
Part
Control Cable
Part number
172S
Part serial
172S9509
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

RT WING, AILERON CONTROL CABLES, TWO EACH, CHAFED AT RUB-BLOCK INBOARD OF THE AUTOPILOT SERVO. CABLE STRANDS ARE NOT FRAYED, CANNOT DETECT CHAFE DAMAGE WITH RUNNING A RAG OVER THE DAMAGE. BUT STRANDS ARE DEFINITELY CHAFED BEYOND AN AMOUNT TO CAUSE CONCERN. HARD TO DETECT WITHOUT THOROUGHLY CLEANING AND VIEWING WITH A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. READ SIL AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR OTHER CABLES AS MENTIONED IN THE SIL. SUGGEST RUB BLOCK BE REPLACED WITH TWO SMALL PULLEYS.

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