Service difficulty report · Buss Cable · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
August 31, 2004
Submitted
August 31, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906R
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46087
Aircraft time
77,772 hours, 25,702 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Buss Cable
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

UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LT (LT) AILERON BUS CABLE BROKEN. ALSO FOUND LT AILERON BUS CABLE CRANK PULLEYS WORN. REMOVED DAMAGE CABLE AS REQUIRE IAW MM 27-10-0. FABRICATED NEW CABLE IAW SAMPLE IAW MM 91-10-12. INSTALLED NEW CABLE, ADJUSTMENT AND TEST FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 27-10-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED PULLEYS IAW MM 20-10-0. NO DEFECT NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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