SDR AU000066

Service difficulty report · Wire Rope · Boeing 767204

Difficulty date
January 25, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 767204
Engine
Ge CF680A
Part
Wire Rope
Part number
BACC2C4A04947EG
Condition
Frayed
Location
Aileron Control
Part time
5,193 cycles
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

(AUS) RT AILERON CONTROL CABLE A4B-3 FOUND FRAYED AT WING STATION 531 FAIR LEAD. ALL STRANDS EXCEPT THE HEART STRAND WERE BROKEN. THE ADJACENT WIRE ROPE A4A-3 HAD BROKEN WIRES AND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BOTH WIRE ROPE RUNS WAS WORN AT THE FAIR LEAD LOCATIONS.