SDR 95ZZZX664

Service difficulty report · Trim Cable · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE118
Part
Trim Cable
Part number
NAS302661312
Condition
Separated
Location
Elevator
Part time
410 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SUPPLEMENTAL SDR - 1-20-95. ISN - ON APPROACH, ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE SNAPPED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE IS INVESTIGATING THE FAULT. IN RE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB CABLE BREAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENTIRE CABLE RUN AND FOUND THE BROKEN CABLE HAD BEEN RUNNING OVER RATHER THAN UNDER A CABLE GUARD. A NEW CABLE WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED, SEVERAL PRECAUTIONARY INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLIHSED, AND A TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. A SPECIAL INSPECTION OF OUR D-MODEL FLEET FOUND NO DEFECTS. NOTE: A SAFETY COMMINIQUE DATED 1-95 WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AN AD HAD ALSO BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING THIS ISSUE.

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