SDR 99ZZZX3476

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172H

Difficulty date
August 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3788F
Make and model
Cessna 172H
Aircraft serial
M255283
Part
Control Cable
Part number
0510105216
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
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

YOKE WAS ABOUT 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT REQUESTED AN ADJUSTMENT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ADJUST CABLES, WHEN PLASTIC COVER WAS REMOVED BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE ROD END THAT SCREWED INTO TURNBUCKLE WAS BROKEN AND THE AILERONS WERE OPERATING WITH A SINGLE STRAND OF SAFETY WIRE, 041 INCH.

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