SDR 98ZZZX167

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
December 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N361ES
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280011
Part
Control Cable
Part number
0510105360
Condition
Frayed
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
471 hours
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

WHILE PERFORMING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT HAND AILERON CABLE FRAYED/TANGLED AS IF SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE GOT BETWEEN IT AND THE PULLEY IN THE SAME AREA AS THE PULLEY. ALSO, FOUND A ROUND FILE APPROXIMATELY .1875 INCH DIAMETER. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE FILE GOT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND PULLEY. THE AREA IN CONCERN IS THE PULLEY AT THE FLOOR AND JUST BEHIND THE DOOR ON THE PILOT'S SIDE.

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