Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
June 15, 2006
Submitted
July 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
146
Aircraft time
4,767 hours, 3,606 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frayed
Location
Ailerons
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

PREFLIGHT INSP, NOTICED BINDING & CLICKING IN AILERON SYS WHEN ROTATING CONTROLS THROUGH COMPLETE TRAVEL. FOUND LWR AFT AILERON CONTROL CABLE FRAYED 70%. WHILE ROUTING NEW CABLE FOUND PREVIOUS CABLE ROUTED OVER A GUIDE PIN DISRUPTING ANGLE OF TRAVEL THROUGH A FAIRLEAD. MISROUTING CAUSED CABLE TO CHAFE INTO STRUCTURE AT KEEL BEAM. CABLE CHANGED 360 HRS PREVIOUSLY. DETERMINED MM DRAWING INCORRECT, AS TO LOCATION OF GUIDE PINS. GUIDE PIN THAT WAS MISROUTED WAS NOT EVEN SHOWN ON AMM DRAWING OR IPC DRAWING. ALL ACFT IN FLEET INSPECTED. LEARJET ENGINEERING INSTRUMENTAL IN PRODUCTION OF NEW TEMPORARY MX INSTRUCTIONS. INFO SENT TO ALL NECESSARY MX STATIONS. AFFECTED AREA SHOWN AMM 27-10-05, FIG 201DETAIL G.