Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Airtrc AT802

Difficulty date
November 24, 2000
Submitted
December 7, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT802
Aircraft time
507 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
708101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elevator
Part time
593 hours
Component
Flight Control
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 REMOVING PANELS FOR ANNUAL INSP, CABLE FOR ELEV - FLAP INTERCONNECT HAD POPPED OFF FWD LOWER PULLEY ASSY AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN PULLEY AND PULLEY GUARD. CABLE P/N 70810-1 HAD BEEN BENT SHARPLY AND WAS SPIKED. INTERCONNECT PUSH ROD WAS BENT AT BOTH ROD END LOCATIONS (ROD P/N 70696-1). ACTUATING LEVER ON FLAP TORQUE TUBE WAS BENT VERY SLIGHTLY. IT APPEARS SYS WAS OUT OF RIG. MFG WAS CONTACTED FOR MORE RIGGING INFO. DAMAGED CABLE AND INTERCONNECT TUBE WERE REPLACED, ACTUATING LEVER WAS INSP AND REPAIRED. SYS RE-RIGGED AND FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. OTHER AT-802''S IN FLEET WILL BE INSP FOR CORRECT RIGGING. (X)