Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Tecnam P2006T

Difficulty date
May 29, 2020
Submitted
May 29, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N967GV
Make and model
Tecnam P2006T
Aircraft serial
244US
Aircraft time
794 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912S3
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron System
Part time
794 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
W
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON INSPECTION OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES FOUR INDEPENDENT BROKEN SECTIONS OF CABLE WERE FOUND WHERE THE CONTROL CABLE TRAVELS OVER FOUR METAL PULLEYS. THE PULLEYS ARE LOCATED WERE THE CABLE MOVES UPWARD, AFT OF THE PILOT AND COPILOT SEATS. THERE IS A 2:1 MISMATCH IN THE CABLE SIZE AND THE PULLEY CHANNEL SIZE. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION ALLOWS THE CABLE TO BE SPREAD ON THE METAL PULLEY SEPARATING THE STRANDS AND WIRES WEAKENING THE CABLE AND LEADING TO DAMAGE.