SDR 97ZZZX2109

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna R182

Difficulty date: April 22, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N5131T
Make and model: Cessna R182
Aircraft serial: R18201821
System (JASC): 2730 · Elevator Control System
Part: Control Cable
Part number: 0510105350
Condition: Worn
Location: Elevator Up
Part time: 3,314 hours
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, 'UP' ELEVATOR CABLE, P/N 0510105-350, FOUND SEVERELY WORN, MANY STRANDS WORN THROUGH AT PULLEY, FS 156.00. CABLE 'BUZZES' ON THIS PULLEY DURING FLIGHT. PULLEY ACTS AS FAIRLEAD; CABLE DEFLECTION ONLY A FEW DEGREES. PULLEY COULD BE DELETED, CABLE WOULD RUN STRAIGHT AND TRUE WITHOUT BEING DAMAGED.

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