Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft time
18,295 hours
Engine
Cont IO470L
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF2
Part
Control Cable
Part number
5038901027
Condition
Broken
Location
Mixture Control
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT MIXTURE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO CONTROL MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE UNEVENTFULLY AND UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE ROD END WHERE THE CABLE SHEATH WAS SWAGED ONTO THE CABLE. THE CABLE IS BEING REPLACED. THE TOTAL TIME ON THIS CABLE ASSY WAS 4.6 TSN.

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