SDR 96ZZZX618

Service difficulty report · Cable Assy · Beech 3533

Difficulty date
January 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N915T
Make and model
Beech 3533
Aircraft serial
CD115
Part
Cable Assy
Part number
NAS304220255
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND AILERON TRAVEL TO BE 14 DEGREES UP AND DOWN WHILE SPEC IS 20 DEGREES. STOPS ON AILERON BELLCRANK WERE NOT CONTACTING. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, FOUND AILERON CABLE WEDGED BETWEEN 2 PULLEYS AT STA 51.5. THE PARTS CATALOG CALLS FOR 2 AN392-35 CLEVIS PINS TO BE INSTALLED FORWARD AND BELOW THE PULLEYS TO PREVENT THE CABLE FROM COMING OFF PULLEYS. THE PINS WERE MISSING AND IT APPEARED THEY HAD BEEN MISSING FOR SOME TIME. INSTALLED CABLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET FULL AILERON TRAVEL.

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