Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 9, 2021
Submitted
March 9, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300GV
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500104
Aircraft time
4,911 hours, 4,220 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535E
Engine time
4,911 hours, 4,220 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50515135405
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron Sys
Component
Aileron Control
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND BROKEN AILERON STRANDS ON L/H AND R/H WING CABLES 2EA P/N: 505-15135-405 WHILE DOING DVI INSPECTION ON TASK CODE 27-11-02-002 FOR A 3200/60 MONTH. THE CABLES HAVE NO INDICATION OF WEAR AND HAVE MULTIPLE STANDS BROKEN ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE CABLE LOCATED AT A PULLEY. THE LOCATION OF THE PULLEY IS FWD OF SPAR I AND RIB 14 LOCATION. THIS IS AN ABNORMAL DEFECT AND WAS ONLY FOUND DETECTED WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND AFTER CLEANING THE CABLES. STRANDS ARE BROKEN SMOOTH AND NOT ABLE TO CATCH A RAG ON BROKEN STRANDS.

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