SDR AU961100

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 747312

Difficulty date
July 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747312
Part
Control Cable
Part number
BACC13AP4E5371
Condition
Frayed
Location
Aileron Control
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) AILERON CABLE AB13 LOCATED IN AREA OF LH REAR SPAR HAD SIX OF SEVEN STRAND BROKEN AT CABLE DRUM AT WS 776.98 - CABLE AA11 ALSO DAMAGED WITH NUMEROUS BROKEN STRANDS - SUSPECT CAUSED BY INCORRECT INSTALLATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH BOTH CABLES BEING IN THE SAME DRUM GROOVE - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR