Service difficulty report · Tension Spring · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
August 6, 2020
Submitted
August 6, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N127AT
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496035
Aircraft time
10,344 hours
Part
Tension Spring
Part number
106965001
Condition
Not Reported
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLAP CABLE FOUND WITH 4 MAJOR WIRE STRAND GROUPS BROKEN AT TURNBUCKLE, AFTER 100 HOURS OF OPERATION. NO STRANDS BROKEN ON LAST INSPECTION. RETURN SPRING AND CLIP LIFT CABLE CAUSES CABLE TO FLEX AT THE TURNBUCKLE. REPLACED THE CABLE WITH NEW.

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