Service difficulty report · Cable · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
January 20, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft time
1,362 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Cable
Part number
7221256
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flex Housing
Part time
1,382 hours, 1,050 cycles
Component
Engine Controls · Lear · 660032966
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) DURING DAILY INSPECTION WITH COWLING OPEN AFTER REPAIRING A SNAG,THE HELIX WINDING (FLEX HOUSING) WAS CRACKED AND PULLED BACK FROM THE SWAGGED END AT THE POWER CONTROL ASSEMBLY ON THE RT ENGINE. CABLE ASSY REPLACED. NOTE: CRACK HAD NO EFFECT ON A/C AT THIS TIME, BUT IT MAY HAVE JAMMED THROTTLE CONTROL IF UNDETECTED.

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