SDR 95ZZZX4589

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA18150

Difficulty date
August 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4158W
Make and model
Piper PA18150
Aircraft serial
1809102
Part
Control Cable
Part number
1240700
Condition
Loose
Location
Mixture Control
Part time
136 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE LOST A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER WHILE PULLING A BANNER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SLIPPED IN HOLD DOWN CLAMP. MIXTURE CONTROL CLAMP WAS RETORQUED, CABLE WAS RE-RIGGED. THROTTLE CABLE WAS ALSO RE-RIGGED. ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN, TEST FLOWN, AND FOUND AIRWORTHY.

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