What was found
ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE FRAYED AND BROKEN STRANDS AROUND THE TRIM DRUM - NOT VISIBLE TO INSPECTION UNLESS REMOVED FROM THE TRIM DRUM. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS REMOVAL AND INSPECT EVERY 2,000 HOURS OR FIVE YEARS.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N633AB
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T1
- Aircraft serial
- 31T8104021
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 4173436
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- Part time
- 4,509 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.