SDR 96ZZZX962

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
December 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111QS
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500111
Part
Control Cable
Part number
6565007195
Condition
Frayed
Location
Rudder
Part time
9,269 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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT RUDDER CABLE WITH BROKEN WIRE STRANDS. THE CABLE WAS DAMAGED AT THE FAIRLEAD BRACKET FORWARD OF FS 400.50. THE TEFLON FAIRLEAD, PN S338-3, CAUSES DAMAGE TO CABLE WHERE EVER INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER STATED A NEW MATERIAL FOR THE FAIRLEAD SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.

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