Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
1,571 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Part
Control Cable
Part number
SL24P
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 INVESTIGATING A PREVIOUS RUDDER CABLE FAILURE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OVAL SLEEVE ON THE LT OUTBOARD RUDDER CABLE, AT THE RUDDER PEDAL END, WAS IMPROPERLY SWAGED. NONE OF THE THREE COMPRESSIONS WERE SUFFICIENT. MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED SINCE NEW.

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