SDR 97ZZZX3987

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Scwzer G164

Difficulty date
August 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N634U
Make and model
Scwzer G164
Aircraft serial
370
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
35N126144
Condition
Broken
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CABLE BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED, FLIPPED OVER CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO PILOT. THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN BEHIND FIRE WALL WHERE CABLE MAKES A TURN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIR FRAME. TIME ON AIR FRAME, 10,035 HOURS, AND NO RECORD OF CABLE BEING CHANGED.