Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
August 18, 2023
Submitted
January 3, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N520DF
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250154
Aircraft time
8,979 hours, 7,816 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
63600015
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 500
Part time
1,848 hours, 1,772 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND LEFT WING AILERON INTERCONNECT CONTROL CABLE EXCESSIVELY WORN DUE TO RUBBING ON FAIRLEADS THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. VERIFIED PROPER CABLE ROUTING AND RIGGING. CABLE WAS REPLACED 1848 HOURS AGO AND 1405 HOURS PRIOR TO THAT DUE TO SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DETERMINED THERE IS NO APPROVED REPAIR OR ALTERATION TO FIX THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN REPLACING CABLE. REPLACED CABLE AGAIN AND PROPERLY RIGGED.

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