What was found
(AUS) LEFT PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE SEIZED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CABLE IS USED IN A MARINE APPLICATION AND WAS PLASTIC COATED WITH A LABEL PART NUMBER F.D.A. (FLEX DRIVE AUSTRALIA). UNAPPROVED PART.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1A5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 6120 · Propeller Controlling System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Prop Control
- Component
- Hartzl · HCE2YR2
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.