SDR 96ZZZX5144

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Rkwell NA26540

Difficulty date
September 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N312NT
Make and model
Rkwell NA26540
Aircraft serial
28232
Part
Control Cable
Part number
265522077
Condition
Broken
Location
Elev Cont
Part time
10,001 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 FIBERGLASS PROTECTIVE CABLE SHROUD PN 265-540425-37, FS 368 TO FS 390. CABLES ARE VISUALLY INSPECTED AT 150-HR INTERVALS. CABLES ARE MANUFACTURED OF CARBON STEEL .3125 INCH IN DIAMETER WITH 10 STRANDS. PRIOR TO REMOVAL 'NO' BROKEN WIRES OR STRANDS NOTED 'SMOOTH' SURFACE. REMOVED CABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. FLEXED CABLE IN A MILD 'U' AND 13 BROKEN WIRES IN DIFFERENT STRANDS BROKE IN A 1 INCH AREA WITH SEVERE INNER CORROSION. NOTE: CORROSION COULD BE OVERLOOKED DUE TO SMALL SURFACE AREA EFFECTED. REMOVED CABLE FROM SERVICE.