SDR 95ZZZX2248

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
March 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N13RC
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010059
Part
Control Cable
Part number
556527575
Condition
Broken
Location
Control Lock
Part time
4,776 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN THE 'CONTROL LOCK' WAS RELEASED, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FREE, BUT THE THROTTLES COULD NOT BE MOVED ABOVE THE IDLE POSITION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CABLE FROM THE FLIGHT CONTROL LOCK BELLCRANK TO THE THROTTLE LOCK CAM.

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