SDR 95ZZZX4535

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
August 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N126QS
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500126
Part
Control Cable
Part number
55651754
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Flap Control
Part time
7,179 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

DURING PHASE 5 INSPECTION, FOUND FLAP CONTROL CABLES CAUGHT ON CONTROL COLUMN TUBE ASSEMBLY WHERE ELEVATOR SECTOR ASSEMBLY CONNECTS. CABLES FOUND UNDAMAGED. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG CABLES WERE IN THIS CONDITION. MORE CARE HAS TO BE TAKEN WHEN WORKING WITH CABLES AS IT APPEARS THE CABLES WERE ROUTED INCORRECTLY. LOSS OF FLAP CONTROL COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

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