SDR 95ZZZX5878

Service difficulty report · Flex Shaft · Amd FALCON20C5

Difficulty date
September 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4351M
Make and model
Amd FALCON20C5
Aircraft serial
457
Part
Flex Shaft
Part number
12146021
Condition
Strands Broken
Location
Thrust Rev
Part time
638 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 AN INTERMEDIATE THRUST REVERSER INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT, FOUND BOTH FLEX SHAFTS HAD BROKEN STRANDS IN THE OUTER STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDING. THE CAUSE OF THE BROKEN STRANDS WAS DUE TO THE SEPARATION IN THE TEFLON HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE ROTATING SHAFT. WHEN THE CABLE WAS ASSEMBLED, IT APPEARED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT USE A CONTINUOUS RUN OF HOUSING MATERIAL.