Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 26, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
4,567 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
9149410003
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Te Flap
Part time
3,390 hours, 2,413 cycles
Component
5271012194
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

(CAN) WHILE CLEANING EXHAUST RESIDUE FROM THE RIGHT FLAP AREA, THE BOWDEN CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FORWARD OF THE FLAP CONNECTION. THE SUBMITTER STATED THE CABLE WAS FABRICATED FROM GALVANIZED MATERIAL AND HAD CORRODED IN THE PRESENCE OF EXHAUST RESIDUE AND OTHER CONTAMINATES.