What was found
MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE BROKE IN CRUISE FLIGHT CAUSING FORCED LANDING. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CAUSE AS VIBRATION STRESS. RECOMMEND USING HEAVIER CABLE WITH THREADED TERMINATION.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N44JR
- Make and model
- Amtr RV6
- Aircraft serial
- 24545
- System (JASC)
- 7602 · Mixture Control
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- A740
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Carb Mixture
- Part time
- 114 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.