Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
December 9, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Aircraft time
52,117 hours, 32,712 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
BACC2A3A00409DG
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
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

DURING C-16 CHECK, FLAP FOLLOW UP CABLES WFFA, WFFB WERE FOUND TO HAVE LOW TENSION IAW TABLE 4, W/C 12B27001. WHILE APPLYING TENSION TO CABLES, CABLE WFFA BROKE .1250 INCH INSIDE THE TERMINAL DUE TO NUMEROUS BROKEN WIRE STRANDS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP FOLLOW UP CABLE WFFA IAW BMM. MAINTENANCE ALSO DISCOVERED BROKEN WIRE STRANDS ON FLAP FOLLOW UP CABLE WFFB, AND REPLACED CABLE WFFB IAW BMM.

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