Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 11, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
1,793 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
666000164
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron Control
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED CONTROL FELT DIFFERENT DURING LANDING. MAINT FOUND RT WING AILERON CABLE ASSY WING UP, BROKEN. CABLE AND PULLEYS ARE ORIGINAL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. CABLE BROKE AT AFT PULLEY AT WS53.07, BRAKE WAS NOT POLISHED. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED FOLLOWING: PULLEY ATTACH BOLT PN AN4H15A WAS ROCKING IN AFT BRACKET PN 66603194. BOLT HAS EVIDENCE OF PLATING WORN OFF, SUSPECT BOTTOM AREA. AFT PULLEY BRACKET BOLTHOLE ELONGATED TO .3 INCH. PULLEY PN S3784 HAD ONLY ONE SMALL SPOT THAT WAS RUFF. SIDES OF PULLEY HAD POLISHED AFT PULLEY BRACKET. PULLEY BEARING ROTATES OK. NO EVIDENCE OF CABLE CHAFING ANYTHING, CABLE MISS ROUTING OR PULLEY BINDING.

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