What was found
BOTH RUDDER CABLES FOUND FRAYED 6-10 STRANDS AT FORWARD-MOST PULLEYS JUST AFT OF RUDDER PEDALS. TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, SAME DEFECT FOUND IN EXACT LOCATION ON A CESSNA 120. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS 100 HR/ANNUAL INSPECTION BE REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1859V
- Make and model
- Cessna 140
- Aircraft serial
- 14038
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 4001074
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 3,070 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.