What was found
ELEVATOR CABLE WORN. SUBMITTER STATED PROBLEM IS TYPICAL OF ALL 185'S. CABLE CHAFES ON RIB AND IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL STRANDS IN CABLE BREAK. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS INSTALLING PULLEY AT THIS LOCATION (FS 140.0).
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N25FG
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18502425
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 0510105125
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Elev Fs 140
- Part time
- 3,188 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.