SDR 97ZZZX4456

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 550

Difficulty date: October 9, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N12549
Make and model: Cessna 550
Aircraft serial: 5500501
System (JASC): 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
Part: Control Cable
Part number: 1455077639
Condition: Frayed
Location: Flap Preselect
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 FLAP RIGGING, FOUND FLAP PRE-SELECT CABLE FRAYED. ORDERED P/N 14550-776-39 CABLE ASSY. FOUND BALL SWEDGE LOCATED AT 106.69 INCH. CONFIRM LOCATION OF SWEDGE BALL WITH CESSNA. CABLE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT WAS 103.0 INCHES. CESSNA IN PROCESS OF BUILDING A SPECIAL CABLE. CESSNA PART MANUAL, CHAPTER 27-90-00, PAGE 2, ITEM 81.

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