# SDR 98ZZZX1993

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 26, 1998
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N225NY
- Make and model: Piper PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 182266
- System (JASC): [7160 · Engine Air Intake System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7160)
- Part: Control Cable
- Part number: 1677500
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Carburetor Heat
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1993

## Discrepancy

CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT.  DURING INVESTIGATION, CABLE WAS FOUND DETACHED; APPARENTLY IT HAD BROKEN PRIOR TO OR AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

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