SDR 98ZZZX1560

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
February 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8638V
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft serial
16275
Part
Control Cable
Part number
19023
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Flap
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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP CABLES WERE FOUND WITH NUMEROUS BROKEN STRANDS WHERE THEY PASS OVER THE P/N 1-2395 PULLEYS AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING ROOTS. THE LEFT CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED (DUE TO BREAKING AT THIS LOCATION) APPROXIMATELY 800 HOURS PREVIOUSLY IN 1993. CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO THE STIFFNESS OF THE CABLE COUPLED WITH RIGGING OVER A SMALL DIAMETER (APPROX .75 INCH GROOVE DIA) PULLEY.