SDR AU980550

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
May 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
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 IN RT WING IS ROUTED OVER THE AUTOPILOT SERVO PULLEY AND OVER THE AILERON CABLE PULLEY RESULTING IN THE CABLE BEING PULLED OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING A LARGE CABLE DEFLECTION THAT HAS THE CABLE RIDING ON THE COTTER PIN CABLE KEEPER INSTEAD OF ON THE PULLEY. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND ON AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBERS 17280337, 17280345 AND 17280354.

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