Service difficulty report · Cable · Snias AS350B1

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B1
Aircraft time
8,689 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D
Part
Cable
Part number
704A31813010
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Hook
Component
Cargohook
Component part number
20026100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CARGO HOOK SWING SUSPENSION SYSTEM: WHILE SLING THE LOAD WAS RELEASED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE MANUAL HOOK RELEASE CABLE. IN THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT WITH THE ONBOARD CARGO HOOK ASSEMBLY HOOK RELEASE CABLE CONTACTS THE SUSPENSION FRAME IN THE REAR QUADRANTS CAUSING DAMAGE AND FAILURE OF THE RESPECTIVE RELEASE CABLE. UNCOMMANDED RELEASE OF THE MANUAL RELEASE IS DUE TO THE CABLE COVERBEING BROKEN WHICH THEN PERMITS ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CARGO HOOK CAUSING A PULL ON THE INNERCABLE THEREBY ACTIVATING THE MANUAL RELEASE.