SDR 95ZZZX928

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bnorm BN2A26

Difficulty date
January 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26MR
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A26
Aircraft serial
882
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Binding
Location
Prop Control
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT ENGINE, PILOT PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT FEATHER CHECK, PROPELLER FEATHERED NORMALLY. ONCE CHECK COMPLETED, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO UN-FEATHER ENG; AT THAT TIME, HE DISCOVERED 'PROP CONTROL' TO BE BINDING. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE 'PROP CONTROL' OUT OF FEATHER POSITION. WOULD NOT MOVE. ACFT LANDED WITH RT ENG FEATHERED. ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND, RIGHT 'PROP CONTROL' MOVED FREELY. MX INSPECTED RIGHT PROP CONTROL, FOUND WHEN IN-FLIGHT, LOWER COWLING COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED BONDING OF CONTROL. RE-ROUTED PROP CONTROL CABLE TO AVOID POSSIBLE IN-FLIGHT BINDING. ACFT TEST FLOWN AGAIN, NO FURTHER BINDING OF 'PROP CONTROL' CABLE.