SDR 96ZZZX5142

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Rkwell NA26540

Difficulty date
September 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N305NT
Make and model
Rkwell NA26540
Aircraft serial
28266
Part
Control Cable
Part number
265522077
Condition
Frayed
Location
Elev Cont
Part time
13,237 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.

What was found

LOWER AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE, FS 388 TO FS 457, SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE 'ONLY' JUST AFT OF THE FIBERGLASS PROTECTIVE CABLE SHROUD PN 265-540425-37, FS 368 TO FS 390. CABLES ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED AT 150-HOUR INTERVALS. CABLES ARE MANUFACTURED OF CARBON STEEL .3125 INCH IN DIAMETER WITH 10 STRANDS PRIOR TO REMOVAL. 'NO' BROKEN WIRES OR STRANDS WERE NOTED 'SMOOTH' SURFACE. REMOVED CABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, FLEXED CABLE IN A MILD 'U' AND 15 WIRES IN DIFFERENT STRANDS IN A 1 INCH AREA BROKE WITH SEVERE INNER CORROSION. NOTE: CORROSION COULD BE OVERLOOKED DUE TO SMALL SURFACE AREA EFFECTED. REMOVED CABLE FROM SERVICE.