SDR 95ZZZX2268

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA28RT201T

Difficulty date
April 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2869X
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201T
Aircraft serial
28R7931231
Part
Control Cable
Part number
455361
Condition
Binding
Location
Mixture Control
Part time
2,850 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

MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE, OVER A 6-MONTH PERIOD, BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. LUBRICATION TEMPORARILY RESOLVED PROBLEM, ONLY TO RETURN. FIRE STOP INSULATION SHEATH ALONG WITH NEW MIXTURE CABLE INSTALLED BY A & P. PROBLEM RESOLVED. SUSPECT CAUSE AS EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM TURBOCHARGER, UNSHIELDED, CAUSED CORROSION TO OCCUR INSIDE CABLE HOUSING. RECOMMENDATION: INSTALL NEW CABLE WITH FIRE SHIELD.

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