SDR 95ZZZX5609

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
September 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N47126
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15283176
Part
Control Cable
Part number
040010746
Condition
Frayed
Location
Flap
Part time
7,653 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

FLAP EXTENSION CABLE IN THE LEFT WING, THE CABLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THE STRANDS BROKEN. THE BROKEN WIRES WERE OVER THE HEADLINER AND WERE NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE HEADLINER OPENED. DISCOVERED THE BROKEN CABLE WHILE REMOVING THE WINGS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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