Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 16, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
22,555 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Cable
Part number
11538900215
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Propeller · Hartzl · HCB3TN3G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE OPERATING IN CRUISE FLIGHT, A SELECTION OF THE PROPELLOR LEVER CONTROL FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS MADE WITH NO CHANGE IN PROP RPM. ANOTHER SETTING WAS TRIED WITH NO RESPONSE. THE RPM REAMINED AT 1900. THE FLIGHT ROUTIG WAS CANCELLED AND TH AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. MAI NTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL PUSH/PULL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN ABOUT 3 INCHES INSIDE OF THE HOUSING AT THE COCKPIT LEVER END. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OR REPORTS OF A STIFF OR ROUGH PROP LEVER CONTROL. THE BROKEN CABLE ASSY WAS REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY.