SDR AU971565

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Control Cable
Part number
246317
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Ail Control
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING, THE AILERON CONTROLS ROLLED LEFT AND DIDN'T ROLL BACK WITH RUDDER INPUT. AILERONS STILL HAD FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT BUT WITH A BIAS OF SLIGHT SPRING PRESSURE TO THE LEFT CONTROL DOWN. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LH AILERON/RUDDER INTER-CONNECT CABLE HAD BROKEN.

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