What was found
LEFT AILERON BALANCE CABLE FOUND FRAYED AT WS 56.87 ON CABLE SUPPORT BLOCK. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON 100-HOUR INSPECTION AND ONCE CABLE STARTED FRAYING, CONDITION MUST HAVE ACCELERATED, CABLE WAS 50 PERCENT THROUGH.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5403H
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15284096
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 040010759
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Lt Ail Balance
- Part time
- 696 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.