What was found
INSPECTION OF STABILIZER UPPER CABLE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 8 CABLE STRANDS BROKEN AT EYE FORMED BY THIMBLE. CABLE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION; OTHERWISE, NO APPARENT CAUSE NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7171Y
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft serial
- 30191
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 2296602
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Stabilizer
- Part time
- 5,123 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.